The Sun. — London, England, 1821-06-06 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS. THE DISCOVERY SHIPS. WIDEWAL, MAY 22.—This day the Hecht and Fury, Discovery Ships, with the Nautilus transport, sailed from this harbour, having been detained by contrary winds ; the crews are all is good health and spirits. DEAL, JUNE s.—Wind S. W.—Arrived and sailed for the River the Castle Huntly, Drummond, from China ; Fame, Trickey, from Lisbon ; Regard, Fligg, from Patre.s ; Dennison, from Juernel ; Hutton, Montgomery, from Jamaica ; and Hannah, Neway, from Havannah. Came down from the River the Andromeda, Stewart, for Madras ; Express, Barrett, for Gibraltar ; Tranby, Forster, for St. John's, N. B. ; Arpheus, Christal, for Smyrna ; George 111., Harrison, for Antigua ; Isabella, Little; and Ann, Milne, for Teneriffe ; and Helen, Gibson, for Quebec ;—most of the outward-bound have sailed. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE b.—Wind W. S. W.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Redpole from a cruise ; Defence transport from the Mediterranean ; Fox, ditto, from Plymouth ; and Albion, Adams, from Galikoli. Passed up Channel the Tontine, Tur ley, from Philadelphia. COWES, JUNE s.—Put in here the Mayflower, late Gibles, from Charente, in consequence of the Master dying. FALmou TH, J UNE 3.—Wind S. S. W.—Arrived the Stan mer packet, with a mail from Lisbon, in eight days ; and Trium virate, Green, from Tarragona, in 32 days. Sailed the Diomede, Renday, for Amsterdam. Arrived off the port the Nancy, Cowell, from Rio Janeiro, in 80 days, for London. AIAnINE NTE LUMEN CE.—Upon a representation from the " Society of Ship-Owners of this Port," to the Treasury, the : I, lembers for Newcastle have received an assurance, that the proposed additional duty of five shillings per cent. upon time policies, shall not take place. This will avert an expence in the Insurances of this Port of not less than 50001. per annum ; and is another and striking proof of the utility of this Society, in -matching over the interest of the Ship-owner.— t.Newcastlc Courant.) THE ARMY. Yesterday the West Kent Militia completed their 21 days training and exercise. On Saturday they were reviewed in the old Roebuck Field, by the Lord Lieutenant of the County, the Marquess CAMDEN. Precisely at twelve o'clock the Noble Marquess entered the field, where the Regiment was drawn up to receive him ; inmiediately- on his appearance they presented arms, he advanced to the front and saluted, and afterwards went up and down the line.. The troops then passed him in review order at slow and quick time, and went through several manoeuvres, forming close columns to the right, left, and centre. &c. &c. ; the whole of which they performed with a celerity and exactness nearly equal to veteran soldiers.— . At the conclusion the Noble Marquess addressed the Com mander of the Regiment, Colonel Dalton, expressing his pleasure and surprise at the soldier-like appearance of the men, and the manner in which they went through their evolutions, which, from the short period they had been in training, he should have thought it impossible for them to have been made so per fect in ; this he said reflected great credit on the Officers, and he begged of the Colonel that his sentiments of admiration might be expressed to the Regiment in the strongest terms. The Regiment then, with the Noble Marquess at its head, left the held, and passed through the town to the Store-room, on St. Faith's Green, where they deposited their arms.—The fineness of the day and novelty of the scene drew together a great assemblage of spectators, among whom were many of the krincipal families in the neighbournood, the Officers of the Depot, &c. who appeared much pleased with the sight. The Noble Marquess looked exceedingly well ; he was dressed in a General's uniform, with a star on - his breast, and appeared in exc: - .qlent health and spirits ; he was accompanied by his son the Earl of Brecknock, who is a captain in the regiment.—The conduct of the men whilst on service has been most peaceable and praiseworthy.—(MAlDSTONE JOURNAL, JUNE J.) KrNosTow, 7 .1 - 13 - ezt - : 4, 1821—This day, the Ist Regiment of tht! Royal Surrey Militia were mustered here, and released from their annual 'training and exercise, by their Colonel, Lord Grantley ; the other two Field Officers, Lieunant-Colonel Delap, and Major Budgen were present ; and the te men, by the unremitted attention and assiduity of Captain Adjutant Shel ton, were as much improved in appearance and discipline as the short time they were allowed to be out could possibly admit, and were entitled to great commendation for their constant re gularity and good conduct. Mom:. AND HAWAREEN CAVALRY.—This fine corps of Yeomanry, are now on permanent duty at Holywell. Their ' a ppearance is truly military ; and the style in which they go Un - ough their evolutions, does great credit to their discipline. The Counties of Nottingham, Leicester, Lincoln, Northamp ton, Rutland, Derby, Stafford, Warwick, and Salop, are to Cease to form a part of the Northern District, from the 24th of June next ; and the troops stationed in those Counties are to report direct to the Horse Guards. Letters have been received in town from Smyrna, dated the 2d ult. which mention that t ranquillity had been restored in that place, and that business had again resumed its former briskness ; the outrages of the Turks have en tirely ceased. Advices were also received from Genoa, noting the arrival there of the Racehorse 310 0 p of war, which h a d b een di s p a t c h e d f rom 0 'rdyrna during the disturbances in that place, 'With orders for two of his Majesty's ships to Proceed immediately to Smyrna for the purpose °f protecting British property, but in consequence . 4 4 the above account of the tranquil state of smyrna, that assistance, it was expected, would . tiot he required. Accounts from Jamaica, - to the 7th of April, "ate that the latest intelligence from Panama 'which had reached that island mentions, that , I " 2l tri Gua 3 aquil they h a d h ear d th a t G enera l ' 31 % MARTIN was within two days' march -of Lima, l'itiforced by the regiment of Numantia : that a ?eat scarcity of p rov isi ons p reva il e d ; and that, t a r want of fuel, th e y h a d b een compelled to re Yesterday up carri ages an d o ld ve hi c l es . ry x esterday afternoon, about five o'clock, Mr. I ctioLAl, an Italian courier, arrived with dis patches at the Foreign Office, Downing -street. Yeste r d ay t h e M arquess o f C HOLMONDELEY had audience of the KING, at his Palace in Duke of CLARENCE, the Duchess of GLou- EsTER, the P r i ncess A UGUSTA , an d t h e P r i ncess .4, ()P utA, visit e d the KING y e st er d a y. Y es t er d ay K'e Duchess of CLAEENCE visited the Duchess of tNT, at he; residence in the King's Palace at Kensington. --Prince LEOPOLD dined with the buches s of KENT On Monday. The Countess LIEVEN and suite_ sailed from Dover for Calais on Sunday, on her way to Rus sia. Count LIEvEN accompanied her from Lon don no farther than Gravesend., where be em barked in a gun-brig to save travelling by land. Countess Powts, w e are concerned to state, lies dangerously ill at her house in Berkeley-square. The reports are not favourable of the progress of the Settlers at the Cape ; their first crops fail ed fr om d rought, Van Diemen's Land and Po tan:/ Bay . a re per h aps the most desirable Colonies o r e m igration.--(Hampshire Pi. Teleg rq ) Ills Exc e ll ency Earl TAI noT and suite are arrived in tow n trom Sandwell, in Staffordshire, th e b seat o f h is Lordship's son-in-law tho Earl of A P. 71,10 THE CORONATION. It will be in the recollection of our Readers, that the Court of Claims, with respect to the Coronation, after sitting for :;e,rr::. , time, adjourn ed last autumn sine die. The Gat:ette of last night contains a notice for the renewal of the Sittings of the Court, to commence on Thursday next. The notice is as follows : " COURT OF CLAIMS.—NCtiCe i 3 hereby given, that the Right Honourable the Commissioners appointed by his Ma jesty's Commission to hear and determine all claims of services and offices to be performed at the Coronation of his Majesty, and of fees to be received for the same, will resume their sit tings in the Painted Chamber at Westminster, on Thursday next, the 7th day of June instalit, at one o'clock in the after noon, when and where all persons having claims of services are required to give their as:ten:lnn:7c." It is at length determined that the Coronation shall take place about the middle of July. His Majesty, in order to put an end to all doubt on the subject, sent for the heads of the several offices, to which preparations for different parts of the ceremony belong, and demanded to know whether they could be ready by the 16th July, and he gave them one day to make the necessary inquiries. They generally answered that they could be com pletely prepared by that day. So every obstacle en the part of Ministers was removed. The royal excursion to Ireland will follow the ceremony.—(Morning Chronicle ) In the year 1272, at the Coronation of EDWARD I, all who held of the King in capite were invited to dinner, which con sisted of 278 bacon hogs, 450 hogs, 440 oxen, 430 sheep, 13 fat goats, and 22,600 hens and capers. Alaxandcr 111. King of Scotland, was at the solemnity, and 580 horses were let loose, for all that could catch them to keep them.—(Speed's History of England.) FOREIGN TRADE.—The Appendix to the last Report of the Select Committee of the House of Lords is now ready for delivery. It consists of upwards of 250 pages, and contains many curious and interesting documents ; but we can do little more than give a gencial description of them. Much of the first portion of the Appendix is taken up with details of the " East India Company's endeavours to settle, and prose cute trade in the Eastern Islands and other countries, with China," &c. which, being founded on " early records," trace the history of these transactions to 1601.—Under the head of Cochin-China, there is an interesting narrative of Mr. CIIAP MAN'S mission thither, by command of the late Mr. WARREN HASTINGS. Mr. C. returned with two Mandarins of Cochin_ China. The narrative is accompanied with a sketch of the geo graphy of the country, and some particulars of the manners, customs, and history of the inhabitants. This is an entertain ing and valuable document. It is followed by the report of Mr. ROBERTS'S unsuccessful mission to China, in 1793._Ap. dendix E. gives a series of instances of disputes arising from the intercourse of British Sailors with the Chinese.--This Appen dix likewise contains the correspondence between the Directors and Mr. CANNING " on the necessity of some relaxation of the Company's monopoly of the China trade." " After the experience," says Mr. CANNING, May 17, 1820, "of five years of peace, his Majesty's Ministers are of opinion, that in the present state of commercial concerns in this country, it is advisable to permit British vessels to return from ports and places within the limits of the Company's Charter, to any country in foreign Europe, without touching at a British port; and they intend to propose to Parliament a Bill for this object. L i nder such a permission, British subjects will be at liberty to bring to foreign Europe the commodities of India and those of China, with the exception of tea. This permission it is in the discretion of Parliament to grant, without any violation of the compact with the Company ; but it is not to be denied that tea would be a most desirable article of traffic to those who are likely to engage in the new trade." • IMPORTATION OF SILK GOODS INTO IRELAND. —Copy of a Minute of the Treasury Board, dated 19th April, 18'21, on the subject of the limitation of the period for allowing the drawback on silk goods, British manufacture, on their exportation to Ireland : " It being stated by the 6th Article of their Lordships' said minute that it appears to them very desirable, for the due pro tection of the revenue, to limit the period for the payment of the drawback on goods exported to Ireland to one year, agree ably to the 69th Geo. 3. c. 32. at the same time that as the parties do not appear to have received due notice of the altera tion in the law, their Lordships are pleased to sanction the pay ment of the drawback on goods already exported, if claimed within three years, azeerding to the lay, previous to the passing of the Act 69, Geo. 3., and desire that the Board will govern themselves accordinsdy, giving notice to the parties interested that this indulgence will not be renewed." HOPS.—An account of the total number of acres of land in Great Britain, under C:e. cultivation of Hops for the last 14 years, so far as relates to England : Years, Acres. Years. Acres. 1807 - 38,213 1814 . . 40,571 1808 . . 38,4361 1815 - . 42,1501 1809 - 33,3571 1816 - -44,218 i 1810 . .33,245 1817 - -46,293 i 1811 - - 38,401 1813 - 48,5931 1812 - . 38,700 1819 - -51,011 i 1813 - - 139,521:1 1820 - - L0,148A Pions the year 1814 up to the present per-ied, it appears that the number of acres of land in a state of cultivation had been regularly on the increase ; arid this circumstance, combined with the very favourable seasons for the last three years, ac counts for their present low price. We perceive, however, that in the year 1820, as compared with the year 1819, there has been a falling off of about 1000 acres, and the probability is, that in 1821 there will be a still greater falling off, as at the present price of hops the growers are losing very considerably. NEWCAFTLE-ON-TYNr, JUNE '2.--Yesterday, being Ascension Day, the Right Worshipful George Forster, Esq. Mayor of this town, and the River Jury, surveyed, ac cording to annual custom, the extent cf the Corporation's juris diction on the river Tyne. The aquatic procession was un commonly numerous ano splendid. Two bands of music, one from the barracks, accompanied the party, and the boats of the new river Police were also in attendance, with great numbers of pleasure barges and steam-boat.. The customary salutes were given on the shores, and at shields; the weather was fair, and the usual sports were kept up at II etiwin Streams until a late hour.—Last Wednesday se'nnight, the foundations of a new Chapel, to be built by subscription, began to be dug out at Nether Heworth, the first stone of which, inclosing an appro- Tiate inscription on copper, was l a id on t h e f o ll ow i ng d ay. he Rev. li. J. Ridley, A.M. chaplain to the Lord Chancel lor, and Prebendary of Bilstel, is allowed to hold by dispensa tion the Rectory of Abinger, Surrey, together with that of New digate, in the same county. The Rev. H. Walter has been presented to the Rectory of Haselbury Bryan, Dorsetshire ; pa' trop, the Duke of Northumberland. On the 24th ult. the Rev. Robert Clarke, A.M. Lecturer of flexham, and member of the Worshipful Company of Mercers, was admitted to the Free dom of the City of London. —A paragraph appeared in the Tyne Mercury of this week, relative to the erasure of an in scription on the new bridge at Chester-/e.Street, which we have reason to know is very incorrect. The Gentleman who is there stated to have moved the order, the Reverend Henry Phill potts, was not even pre vent when the order was made.—[ The above, relates to the inscription of " Grey's Arch," (put on without authority, on Lord Gr e y' s p ass i ng over ie bridge,) being erased by order of the Sere-ions, it being a cour).ty briage•l —(Newcastle ectuaut ) • POETR Y. DRINKING. AN ANCIENT FRAGMENT. Three cups of wine a prudent man may take • • The first of these for constitution's sake; The second to the girl he loves the best ; The third and last to lull him to his rest, Then home to bed. But if a fourth he pours, That is the cup of folly, and not ours. Loud noisy talking on the fifth attends ; The sixth breeds feuds and falling out of friends ; Seven begets blows and faces stain'd with gore : Eight, and the watch patrol breaks ope the door. Mad with the ninth, another cup goes round, And the swill'd sot drops senseless on the ground. REGISTER OF FASHION. FASHIONABLE FARTIER. The Countess of Glare e.nteztained a large party of her dis tinguished friends to dinner on Monday, at her house in Saville row. In the evening her Ladyship gave a splendid rout ; tne three drawing-rooms were fitted up with unique elegance; the company present exceeded 300 persons of the first rank, dis tinction, and fashion. Earl Grosveror gave a sumptuous entertainment yesterday to Prince Leopold and a large party of distinction, at Grosve uor House, Lady Harriet Win. Wynn gave an elegant rout on Monday eveninv, at her house in St. James's-square. The spacious suite of drawing-rooms were mast brilliantly illuminated. There were present upwards of 300 distinguished fashionables. Mrs. Gosling's fete, in Portland-place, on Monday night, was attended by nearly all the fashionable world. His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester was present the whole even ing. —Madame Caioporese, Miss Stephens, Signor Ambro getti, Messrs. Lindley, Bochsa, Puzzi, Tulou, and many other performers of the first eminence were en gage d for the concert. The Earl of Darlington entertains the Duke of York and a large party of distinguished personages, on the 17th instant, at his house in St James's-square: The Earl of Carnarvon entertains a distinguished party to morrow, at his house in Grosvenor-square. AnnivAts.—General and Lady Matilda Wynyard, in Port man-street; the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, in Upper Brook -street, from their seat, Sussex ; Colonel Gore Langton, M.P., and family, in Grosvenor-square, from the Continent; General Powlctt, from his seat in Hants ; General and the two Misses Steven, at the Prince Saxe-Coburg Hotel, Charles street, Grosvenor-square, From Portsmouth ; Earl and Coun tess of Waldegrav e , a t Greillon's Hotel, from their seat at Twickenham ; Hon Capt. F. Irby, Mrs. Irby, and family, at- Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from Norfolk; Mr. and Mrs. Thomson and family, at ditto, from ditto; Sir Harry Goodricke, Bart. at ditto, from Ripston, Yorkshire; Sir Rich. Sutton, Bert. at ditto, from Wceting Hall, Norfolk ; Rev. J. Cator, at ditto, from Beckingham. ELECTION OF A COMMON COUNCILMAN.--YeS-. terday a Wardmote of the Inhabitants of the Ward of Aldersgate was held for the purpose of electing a Common Councilman, in the room of D. KEY, Esq. deceased.—The skew of hands being taken was declared to be in favour of Mr. DIGGENS, by a considerable majority ; but the friends of Mr. WALTON demanded a poll, when there appeared— For Mr. Walton . - 66 Mr. Diggens - - 42 Majority for Mr. 'Walton - -24. The Prince and Princess ESTERHAZY have aken a villa at Hampstead for the accommoda ion of the junior branches of their family and heir attendants. Lord CIIATIgN'S beautiful yacht, the Louisa, has been recently fitted out in the Surrey Canal Dock, and has since dropped down to North fleet, where his Lordship and family will short ly embark for an excursio❑ in the Channel—his first destination being for Brighton. Mr. M‘NAmAttA is arrived in town from South America, for the purpose of securing the payment of all contracts in which he had taken any part, connected with the succours sent by General D'EvEttEux, from England and Ireland, to the Spanish Patriots. The Strathmore Peerage, now the subject of contest in the House of Lords, is inseparably connected with the princely estate, whose man sion house is the old castle of Glammis, where DUNCAN, King-of Scotland, was barbarously mur dered in the dead of night, whilst asleep, by the usurper MACBETH ; and in that neighbourhood is the ruins of the castle of Dunsinane, where MAC BETH afterwards fortified himself, and fell, fight ing sword in hand, upon its ramparts, by the tremendous arm of MACDUFF, Thane of Fife, the progenitor of the Earl of FIFE, and other honour able families of that name. The branch of the HOME family who succeed to the Earldom of Marchmont is the nineteenth generation from WILLIAM DE HOME, son of GOSPATRICK, Earl of Dunbar and March, in the twelfth century, before surnames were in use in this kingdom. The Rev. WILLIAM Davi-, a Devonshire Curate, in the year 1795, began a most desperate undertaking, viz. that of printing himself twenty six volumes of sermons, which he actually did, working page by page, for fourteen copies, and continuing this almost hopeless task for twelve years in the midst of poverty. Fourteen hundred Moors perished in the storm that destroyed the Tunisian fleet at Tunis. The Admiral was the only Officer who escaped, he being on shore at the time. The population of the :Metropolis has received no small addition within the last few days by the arrival of a number of the Society of Friends, called Quakers, not only from all parts of the United Kingdom, but from America, preparatory to the annual general meetings in the Whitsun week. On Monday se'nnight, about two o'clock in the afternoon, the inhabitants of Castle Bytham, Lin colnshire, were much alarmed from the effects of an unusually vivid flash of lightning, from a north-west direction, which was instantly succeeded by a tre mendous clap of thunder. In a few minutes after a smoke was observed to issue from the thatch of a house in the occupation of William Wing. It appeared that the electrc fluid had entered the chimney ; and, after slightly damaging the walls in a lower room, partially melting some brass and iron articles, and leaving ether visible marks of its power, it made its way into an upper chamber,. and, setting fire to some clothes, part of which were burnt to tinder, it forced its way out at the gable end of the house, near the thatch, and, in the ad joining yard, it was seen by some persons to expend itself on the ground. Most r:ovidentially, not one of the family happened to be in the house at the time ; but a few minutes before, the man's-wife and children had left it, MR. PITT'S nIRTH-DAY. HALrFAx PITT CLUB.—On Monday se'nnight, the members of the Halifax Pitt Club held their anniversary meeting, at the Old Cock Inn, when 50 gentlemen sat down to dinner, (most tastefully prepared by Mr. Nicholson,) Thomas Horton, Esq. in the Chair, which he filled with great al4- lity ; and the evening was spent with the utmost harmony and conviviality. HunnEasrlELD PITT CLUE.—On Monday sen night, the Anniversary of Kr. Pitt's Birth was celebrated with every demonstration of respect and gratitude, at the Rose and Crown, Hudders field, John Dobson, Esq. in the Chair, supported by Joseph Haigh, Esq. and the Rev. A. Horsfall. J. Crossland, Esq. Vice President. Although several Members of the Club were unavoidably absent, the attendance was numerous and highly respectable, and the evening was spent most pleasantly. The dinner, wines, and dessert, were excellent, and reflected great credit OD Mr. Bare, who exerted himself much on this occasion. On the cloth being removed, " N on N o bi s Demur" was sung in fine style by Messrs. Dyson, Den hams, and Smith, of Rastrick, who acquitted themselves in a masterly manner during the whole evening, and added much to the enjoyment of the party. The Chairman retired about half past ten. The Annley, Wortley, and Bromley Pitt Clubs, respectively commemorated the day With great glee. The utmost harmony and conviviality prevailed at each place; and they all, we under stand, experienced a great accession of members. The most gratifying event of Monday in the British metropolis was the celebration of the Birth of the IllAtrious William Pitt, and we cannot deny ourselves a brief expression of our own feelings on so patriotic an occasion. Mr. Gooch did ample justice to the Chair, by manly spirit and good humour. The Lord Chancellor never appeared to more advantage on any former occasion, and more cannot be said in favour of so eloquent, so honourable, so learned, and so emi nent a supporter of the glorious Constitution of the country. The manner in which his admirable sentiments were received, evince that as they were the genuine dictates of his heart, they ex cited in the highest degree the sympathy as well as the applause of the audience. If the feelings and the principles of the Meeting on Monday be deemed, as we earnestly hope that they may, the test of the general opinions of the people at large, what this venerable Head of the Law said in support of the Protestant Ascendancy, and of the whole of our Establishment in Church and State, must remove all fear that they can ever be shaken by the arts or violence of sophistry and sedition.—( Hibernian Journal, June 2.) INTERESTING STRANGER.—Last week a female, about 22 years of age, interesting in her appear ance but shabbily dressed, made application to an upholsterer in this town for a quantity of fur-, niture, which she stated was for the service of a Nobleman coming to reside in this neighbourhood. She afterwards ordered stabling for four horses at two separate Inns, at one of which she left a note to be delivered to the groom on his arrival, desiring him to proceed immediately to a gentle man's house, specified in the note. Her manners and conversation evinced a good education, and she spoke the French language fluently, but with a Scottish accent. Whilst sitting in the apart ment where she had applied for furniture, her eye was attracted by a piano-forte, and starting from her seat, her fingers ran wildly over the keys, exhibiting a hand delicately white. She paused for a moment, sighed deeply, and talked of her troubles, then resumed her seat, and again, after a few minutes, flew to the instrument and play ed over a few airs with precision and taste.— She went away, . promising to call again, but has taken her leave without fulfilling her promise. —lt has been ascertained that she slept at the Golden Lion, and also that she called at a gen tleman's house in this neighbourhood, where she was treated with great tenderness, but it remains a mystery as to her real name and connections.— (Maidstone JoNrnal, June 5.) A few days since a melancholy and distressing , accident occurred at Stoke, in the neighbourhood of this city. Several persons had been employed in cleaning a well nearly 70 feet in depth ; and the task being completed, a young man expressed an inclination to go down to examine the bot tom. He accordingly descended, and on wishing to re turn, was told by the persons above to place himself in a secure situation, and to hold fast. 'When he had been wound up half-way, he answered to an inquiry from above, 4 ' all is right ;" but in a moment a sound announced his fall to the bottom of the well, where about 2 feet of water remained. One said, " Draw up the bucket, and I will go down ;" but his re solution failed. A girl instantly ran to a small distance, and apprised the brother of the young man, who, th oug h ill him self, without a moment's hesitation, got into the bucket; but the had only lowered him a few feet, when the handle of the wind lass, being of wood, broke, arid precipitated him with the great est rapidity to the bottom. The person who was lowering him, endeavouring to check the wheel with his hand, had his right arm broken, and was dashed against an adjoining wall ; yet aware that two lives were at stake, he instantly rushed forward, and with the other hand endeavoured to stop it, but in vain. With breathless anxiety the men above listened, after the second fell, whether any sound proceeded from them. To their greatest joy, the second brother was heard to request them to draw him up immediately, or he should faint in the water. When at the top, he informed them that he fell just clear of his bro ther and found him with his head in the mud under water : he could speak but indistinctly. On raising him up, he found he was alive; and placing him against the side of the well, he found he must immediately ascend, or sink himself. On hearing this, the man who declined going down in the first in stance, descended, and fastening the unfortunate young man to the bucket, they were (the windlass being broken) drawn up with great difficulty together. Medical assistance was promptly obtained, but the poor young man, after languishing through the next day, mostly s p ee chless and delirious, expired in the night. It is believed, from several circumstances, that die trusting. the strength of the chain attached to the bucket, he had placed his feet upon the knot where the rope commenced, but slipping- from it when half way up, he was unable to retain his bola. His head was much bruised. The brother received several bruises, which together with his grief and previous in disposition it was feared would prove fatal ; but he is in a fair way of recovery.—(COVENTRY MERCURY.) The late Rev. Dr. Jon es STUART, who died a few days ago in Scotland, was the Gentleman who formed the grand design of rendering the Bible into the Gaelic language ; to effect this he subjected himself to the most laborious research into the real meaning of many difficult passws of the ancient Hebrew, and to extensive correspondence with literary men when doubts occurred. The plan for walking upon water is somewhat similar to that of the velocipede; the artist sits upon a saddle floated by three empty tin cases hermetically sealed, and his legs and feet, which are used as paddles, are kept dry by a covering of leather. The phrase 44 walking oil water" is uet very happy. BRIDGE-STREET ASSOCIATION. MANSION-110USE.—Yesterday Mr. PARILINC e the Ex-Sheriff, waited upon the LORD MAYOR at the Justice Room, as his Lordship was per forming the public duties of the day, and stated that he had an application to make to him of the most serious nature. Mr. PARKINS stated, that himself and other citizens had ob tained the knowledge, and had seen with alarm, the growth of a monstrous Association, which he had from its origin con ceived to be illegal; and perceiving its growth to assume a most dangerous character, he had some days since taken the opinion of Mr. Thackray, a Barrister of considerable research, who at once declared it to be an Association contrary to the Statutes, and in fact contrary to the Common Law of the land. Two Lawyers of great learning had since this spoken of the Association in question in the House of Commons, but it was not until Monday last that one of them had-described it as an illegal combireation within the Statute. Seeing that the com bination was increasing, he thought it hiS duty, as , a subject and as a citizen, to apply to his Lordship for warrants . to appre hend the most active Members of the Cenfideracy, that the penalty of the law might be visited upon them, and that by the examples made of the ringleaders, ignorant persons might hs cautioned against being entrapped into an Association, which they would find to their surprise to be both illegal and utison - stitutional. He further stated, that it was for the wart cf ma ture arrangement, and not from any doubt as to the illegality cf the combination, that he bad not made a much earlier applies,. tion to his Lon * Lship to put the law in force in a summary man ner against the Confederacy, which had assumed the name of the " Constitutional Association." lie had, he said, upon the present occasion, retained the Learned Counsel, .who wonld state to his Lordship the grounds of the application. Mr. T . :JAC:CRAY said, he grounded the application for war rants to apprehend the individuals as being Members of an Association against the Act of the 39th of Geo. the cap. 79, sec. 2, against illegal associations. There were tliiee points upon which he founded the application against the body complained of. The first was as being contrary to the Act, in setting forth, subscribing to, and publishing a declaration not required by law, and which had not been registered at the office of the Clerk of the Peace in the manner and form required or direct ed by that statute. The second point upon which the applica tion was founded was, that the Association formed Part of a branch Society as forbidden by, and within the intent of, the Act. Upon this point he cited the declaration - of the Society, in which it was stated, that it had - been determined " to adopt a system of correspondence with those members who live at a distance, and with such Associations as may L e willing to co-operate in promoting the same objects," &c. The third point upon which he proceeded was, that the parties_ against whom they applied for warrants, formed a portion of a Society, the whole of whose names are not known to the Society at large. He read over the names of several anonymous corres pondents--" Nil desperandum pro Rege et Lege. P. J. P. V." &c. &c. 11c argued upon the above points, and conamentad upon the Section of the Act, which is to the following ef fect:—" And every Society, the Members whereof shall take, or in any manner bind themselves by any oath or .engage. meat, on becoming, and in consequence of being, : members of such Society, and every Society, the members whereof shall take, subscribe, or assent to, any test or declaratic.z, , not required by law, or not authorised in any marmer herein after mentioned, and every Society, of .which the names of the members, or any of them, shall be kept se cret from the Society at large, or which shell have any. Com mittee, so chosen or appointed, that the Members conatitutkg the same shall not be known to the Society at large to be Members of such Committee, or select body, or which shall have any Pie sidcnt, Treasurer, Secretary, Delegate, or other officer so chosen or appointed, that the election or appointment of teach persons to such offices shall not be known to the Society at large, or of which the names of all the Members of all the Committees or Select Bodies shall not be entered in a book or books, to be open to the inspection of all the Members of such Society, and every Society which shall be composed of different divisions or branches, or of different parts acting in any wanner separately, or distinct from each other, or of which any part shall have a distinct President, Secretary , Treasurer, Delegate, or other Officer elected or appointed by such other part, to act as an office: for such other part, shall,be deemed and taken to be unlaw ful combinations and confederacies; and every person or per sons, who, from and after the passing of this Act ; shall after wards act as members thereof, and every person, who from arid after the passing of this Act, shall directly or indirectly taainta.:.:a correspondence or intercourse with any such Society, or with any division, branch, Committee, or other select body, Presi dent, &e. or who shall, by contribution of money or otherwise, aid or abet or support such Society, shall .be deemed guilty of an unlawfal combination and confederacy." The Act far ther goes on to authorise the Magistrate to proceed in a sum mar), manner against each member, and upon proof on oaft to convict him or her in the peaalty of £2O, and in defau:t cf payment to three months imprisonment in the common goal el house of correction. The Learned Course/ submitted that the Association in question was directly in face of this statute, ar4 indeed against the common law. He could offer much more ; but he trusted that what he had already stated would be rally sufficient for their present purpose. The Loup 'al AY OR put it, whether the Act cited was not of a temporary nature against particular Societies eziauiEig at the time of the enactment ? Mr. TIZACKILAY submitted, that it was net by any..means ui a temporary 'nature, and that the words of the Act particularly directed it against such Associations as that cenVlaincd which, he contended, under the mask and appearance of a Con. etitutional Society, was more dangerous to the well-being, and more likely eventually to overturn the Constitution and the es tablished Government, than any whose avowed objects were directly hostile to the Government. The exceptions of the Act ; In favour of ouch Societies as were confined to " religious and. charitable purposes only," confirmed the obvions consquctiou . _ _ which h© contended for. The LORD MAYOR said, that as the matter was one in which there was some nicety of legal construction, and one , - which was of the most serious importance, he should take time to deliberate and consult the Legal Authorities before he cided upon any measures which might aXect the liberty of in dividuats. The parties then left the Office, on the understandirsz, thot they are to receive an answer on a future day.—(Morn. Paper.) In Hampshire the ancient custom of May ing is kept up with more spirit than in any other part of the kingdom. At King's Worthing, in that county, for three days, the rites were strictly observed. An excellent band of .1,-vasic attended. The bowers were beautifully adohed, and in the evening ill um i nate d w i t h varicE,-ai ed lamps ; and the old and the younp - ,,- the rich and the poor ; joined in the festive dune ctt the green,