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and abominable calumnies were uttered. The J ury, however, were not of this opinion, and consequently declared there was no ground for action.—[lsere follow the observations of the Spanish Journalist, which are of little importance to the English Reader.] " CADIZ, SEPT. 10.—The Board• of Health found, in its sitting yesterday, by the daily re ports of the Municipal Officers of this port, that the health of this capital is in the most perfect condition, no change being observed which may excite uneasiness on this important subject. " The same flattering prospect is offered by the state of Xeres la Froutera : the persons se cluded from communication in Cartiga, after being strictly and vigilantly observed, have been permitted to return to their homes, as not the slightest grounds of suspicion appeared. Some persons having suspicious symptoms in Port St. Mary's, a short investigation has been made, which shews that they are afflicted with disor ders usual at this season of the year. " BARCELONA, SEPT. 11.—The whole number of deaths in the Lazaretto, and the house of the V ice -Queen of Peru, and the Barcelonetta, are :- 7th 21 Bth 9th 14 10th 11 60 Deaths. There are now 78 sick remaining. " ii .AMBURGII, SEPT. s.—Accounts from St. Petersburgh of 9th September state, that the Emperor was still in that capital, but that there \vas a report that he would set out for the southern provinces about the 20th. The ex change of couriers with Constantinople was fre quent, but it was still hoped that peace would be maintained. CC FRANKFORT, SEPT. 23. Accounts from Odessa of 2d September say, that news from Constantinople, of 27th August, state that the Turks had given some Armenian churches to the Greeks. The Greeks at Odessa complain bit terly that the Sultan has appointed a new Pa triarch in an illegal manner, that is without the concurrence of the great Synod, (all the Mem bers of ‘t hick have been put to death); that they Icia not recognize him ; that he has issued a Pastoral letter, which is in fact an anathema Which his predecessor the unhappy Gregory was forced to sign. Lastly, they affirm that the new Patriarch is a Jew in disguise. " PERTH, SEPT. 9.—Prince Ypsilanti was still at Mongalz on the 4th inst. and the accounts lately given of his release (and consequently of his departure for the Peloponnesus) are not con firmed. CC A 4-IMSTERDAm, SEPT. 27.--Accounts from Ba tavia of May 21, are more favourable respecting the health of the Europeans. The number of victims Was less by three-fourths than before." The dismissal of Sir ROBERT WILSON does not afford the only instance in whichthe discontented presum e to arraign the lawful exercise of audio itY, and endeavour to instil into the minds of military servants of the Crown, as well as into a th oughtless multitude, the poison of their per nicious doctrines. Lieutenant-General TENCH having been removed, by order of the Lords of t he Admiralty, dated the Bth of August last, fr om the command of the Plymouth division of ItoYal Marines, some officious person, under the Signature of " A BRITISH OFFICER," and, as is evident from his own statement, without any authority from Lieutenant-General 'rENcli, has tho ught proper to publish the correspondence an d other documents relative to the affair, with 44 i ntroductory letter from himself, in which he states, that he " fears to trust hims elf with one syllable of comment upon the ab rn dismissal (he may not more particularly e‘e • ' "he it), of this high-minded soldier and ac -I?b4Plished gentleman from his command I" way of declining to make comments, how !i'er) does in truth convey a vast deal of mean- In ° ; and is leaving to the imagination of the re ader the " high-minded" indignation of this cc-u nlash Officer,"at the conduct of his superiors, if he d urst trust himself with the expression of his feelings. The facts of the case are simply General Court Martial, so long ago as a • unary 1818, acquitted Brevet Lieutenant- Col .onei ABERNETIIIE, of the-Woolwich Division of Royal Marines, of certain charges preferred a gainst him by Lieut.-Colonel SAVAGE, of the 4141 f -pay of the same corps. The Court, how ever, felt itself bound to censure the conduct both of Lieut.-Colonel SAVAGE, and Lieut.- Colonel ABERNETIIIE ; and his M.P ESTY, then Prince Regent, was pleased to approve the find ing of the Court, and in consequence of its cen mire, to order the removal of Lieut.-Colonel ABERNETIIE to the permanent half-pay of the corps,and of the name of Lieut.-Colonel SAVAGE altogether from the list of Officers of the Royal Mar ines, After remaining under this severe markof the Royal displeasure, for threescars and a half, his MAJESTY was recently pleased, by an act of grace, to reinstate both Officers in the hill pay of the corps ; a step which was promptly folloWetl by a memorial from the Officers of the Pirmozith Di vision of Royal Marines, Stating that they had " viewed with much pain the re-appointment of Lieut.-Cols. SAVAGE and .AnunNETurt," and ex pressing" their conviction, that on reconsideration,. they will be found to have so disgraced their cha racters as entirely to preclude their ever serving in the corps of Royal marines." This memorial to the Admiralty was accompanied by a letter from Lieutenant-General TENcn, in which he states, that " the assembling of the officers for this oc casion bad his sanction, and the prayer of the me morial his concurrence," and in which he used some very strong expressions relative to his opi nion of the re-instated officers. The reply to this, dated Aug. 8, 18'21, expresses the " surprise and displeasure of the Lords of the Admiralty,at the line of conduct which you (Lieut.-Gen. TENcn) have thought proper to adopt, in sanctioning so impro per an inteiference on the part of Officers of the Plymouth Division of Royal Marines," "deeply deplores that an Officer of your rank should have so far forgotten his station and his duty, as not only to have encouraged this proceeding on their parts, and have for warded to their Lordships so improper a do cument, but also to have himself written a letter worded in a style even more indecent and more incorrect than that of the said Memorial," and " commands that on the :eceipt hereof, you forthwith give up the corn n and of the Plymouth Division of Royal Ma rines." And out of this case, a new charge is attempted to be foisted up against the Executive Authorities !—Where will this end ? If military men are to be allowed to pronounce upon th e measures of the Government, we had better s'nk into what is worse than a Military Government, a Government by the Military at once !—We cannot help thinking that this insubordinate spirit owes its origin to the conduct of some Military Members of Parliament. The additional observations on Education, which we had intended for insertion this day, are necessarily postponed till to-morrow. MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c. DEAL, OCT. 3.—Wind for the River the Moira, Hornblow, from India, and the whole of the home ward-bound, except the Ann and Amelia from Calcutta. Put back the Spring Grove tier the South Seas, and remains with the Woodstock and Lady Popham for Jamaica ; George, for Cape Coast, and several others. SEVEN O'CLOCK.--Wind W.S.W.—Blows strong and thick weather, with rain. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Royal George yachts, his Majesty's ships Active, Liffey, and Came lion, from France; anti Phaeton, from Halifax. Also the Ann, Bruce, from Dantzig for Oporto. Sailed the Southworth, Sampson; for Cork and New South Wales. YARMOUTH, OCT. 3.—The John and Ann, Robinson, which was on shore at the back of the pier, has been got off and brought into the Harbour. The John David, Campbell, from Newcastle for London, put in here on the ist,ivith loss of both anchors. FALMOUTH, OCT. 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Notting ham, Corsee, from London for Liverpool. GRAVESEND, 3.—Arrived the Waterloo, Wilkinson, from Bengal. DOVER, OCT. 3.—An anchor, of 11 cwt. 1 qr. 01b. with 15 fathom buoy rope, and 6 or 7 fathoms old cable, has been picked up in Dungeness Roads and landed here ; no marks on it, appa rently English made. RAMSGATE, 0c T. 3.—Arrived the Andreas, Paulson, from Gible, leaky, and sails split • London Packet, Owen, from London for Qarmarthen, with loss of anchor, &c. ; Frances, Brown, from Sunderland, leaky ; and Thames, Warden, from Whitby, with mainyard and trustle-tree broke ; also several vessels for shelter. Ilauwicu, Oc T. 3.—Arrived the Prince of Orange packet, wit' a mail, from Holland. Sailed the Princess Charlotte packet, for ditto ; and Lord Duncan, ditto, for Cuxhaven, each with a mail. _ _ _ TnY, OCT. 2.—Yesterday it blew a strong gale from the N.W., and several light colliers parted from their anchors, three of which drove past the Harbour to the Southward. The following got in here with loss of an anchor and cable each : Cumberland, of Seaton Sluice ; Charlotte, of Shields ; Wood house, of Burnham ; and Mary, of Burlington. We are glad to learn that the damage sus'a7) e by t':e ship ping along the coast, from the late equinoxial gales, is less con siderable than we had reason to apprehend it would have been. Copy of a Letter from Liverpool, Oct. 1 :—" I am happy to inform you of the safe arrival, back, of the Mercury, Nickels, all well. Arrived this day the London, from Philadelphia.— We had moderate weather last night, but this day the gale has commenced with equal fury, and continues to this time, eight o'clock. The William Dawson, Bawber, for Demerara, con tinues out, but has a pilot on board. lam fearful we shall hear of many accidents." Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the under-mentioned Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships, viz.—Capt. W. Hunter, Sir David Scott, for Bengal and China ; Capt. W. Marjori banks, Thomas Coutts, and Capt. K. Smith, Wm. Fairlie, for Madras and China. The cutter Polly, when off the Banks of Newfoundland on the 15th of last month, about the middle of the day, the sun exhibited an appearance so uncommon, that the Officers could not take an observation. The wind blew a hurricane from the South-east and East; and the weather became on a sudden so dark and dismal, that the crew were much alarmed ; the rain fell in torrents, accompanied with what the seamen, from the darkness, • conceived to be very large hail stones, but which, upon the weather clearing up, they found, to their astonish ment, were shell fish, somewhat resembling perriwinkles, and the deck so completely choaked up with them, that the vessel was in clinger of being swamped. We have already mentioned that a reduction in the Revenue cruizers is about to take place. The individuals employe' on board them, it is said, will be added to the Preventive, or Water Guard, which is to be augmented. Captain Sir Thomas Livingstone, Bart. is to succeed Captain Maitland in the command of' the Genoa, of 74 guns, which is about to be paid off at Chatham. Letters and Papers from Canada, to the 2d of September, arrived yesterday.. We are happy to learn from them, that the harvest, which be gan on the 10th of August, was concluded be fore the end of that month, all the wheat having been well housed. The corn is said to be of the finest quality, and very abundant ; a fact that would have been considered of more importance a short time since, when the weather threatened the country with foreign importation. • TE KINGH . SEPT. 31.—The KING of EN - GLAND left Lille on the morning- of the 27th, at three quar ters past nine, continuing h! journey to Hanover by the way of Brussels: In the same manner as on his arrival, all the gar . rison were under arms, and lined the street from hls hotel to the gate of the town, where a salvo of artil lery announced his departure. On the 2Gth, his Majesty invited to dinner the Duke de la Chartre, the Marquis de Jumilhac, the Pre fect of the Department of the North; and General Dejean. On the morning of his Ma: jesty's departure, the Marquess de Jumilhac and General Cambronne breakfasted with the King. Before his departure, his Majesty presented with his own hands to the Duke de la Chatre, a su perb gold snuff-box, set with diamonds, and or nam3nted with his portrait ; and to the Mar quess de Jumiliiac, a very valuable snuff-box.— His Majesty, with a truly Royal munificence, acknowledged the magnificent sumptuousness with which he had been received at the fine Hotel of Europe, and distributed a very considerable largess among the troops of the garrison who formed his guard of honour. The account says, "We have received from the lips of his Majesty the assurance that he will visit Paris in the course of a few weeks !"—(Gazette de Fiance.) On the evening of the 27th his Majesty bad not yet arrived at Brussels ; he was expected in he course of the night.—(Journal de Paris.) BnussELs, SEPT. 27.—His Majesty the King of England, who was expected here last night, will not probably arrive until this afternoon. Every thing is ready for his reception at the Hotel of Lord Clancarty, the British Ambassador. At the Theatre of the Park a transparency has been prepared, in which will be seen the cyphers of George the Fourth. The mil.tary band of our Garrison is waiting near the green basin to salute his Britannic Majesty with flourishes of trumpets the moment of his arrival. FRANKFORT, SEPT. 25.—Lord Yarmouth and Lord Bolingbroke, Chamberlains of the King of England, are arrived here from London. Mr. Lamb, the British Minister to the Germanic Diet, is gone to Brussels to receive the orders of his Sovereign, and will return here two clays before his Majesty's arrival among us. The repairs and embellishments which have taken place in the Hotel of the English Legation for the reception of the King will cost 5,000 florins. We do not know for certain on what day his Majesty will honour our town with his presence. The Elector of Hesse is at Wilhelm sbad, with the first regiment of Hessian hussars, to receive the King of England. We learn from Cassel that the Electoress is gone with the two Princesses, her daughters, to visit her sister the Queen of the Netherlands.-- A report is current at Frankfort that a marriage :reaty is negociatinz between his Britannic Ma c.sty and the eldest daughter of the Elector of Hesse, but many persons consider this intelli. gence as improbable. [Fur further particulars see the front page.] SIR ROBERT WILSON. TO THE ELECTORS OF SOUTHWARK. GENTLEMEN,—An order, in his Majesty's name, has re moved me from the British army. You have read my condemnation, and I cannot suffer another post to pass without assuring, you that my demand for charge and trial was instantly despatched. I will not insult you by a request to suspend your judgment, when the opportunity for defence has not been as yet offered; bat it is my duty to declare to you, that I am fully alive to all the obligations which, in every contingency, a regard for your honour, as well as my own., prescribes. I am, Gentlemen, With grateful respect, your obedient servant, Paris, Sept., 27. It. WILSON. The High Bailiff of Southwark having refused to call a public meeting to adopt such measures as should appear expe dient in copsequence of the dismissal of Sir Robert Wilson, an application has been made to the Lord Mayor for the use of the Town Hall, the Chief Magistrate of the City of London having jurisdiction over that part of the Borough of Southwark, and thus superseding the authority of the High Bailiff. His Lordship, on the application being made, instantly acceded to it ; and on Tuesday the following placard was posted up, ap pointing a meeting for Friday next : " DISMISSAL OF SIR It. WILSON FROM THE ARMY " A Public Meeting of the Electors of Southwark will take place at the Town Hall, St. Margaret's Mill, on Friday next, the sth day of October instant, to take into consideration the propriety of commencing, a public subscription to indemnify :sir Robert Wilson, one of , the Representatives in Parliament for the borough of Southwark. " The chair will be taken at one o'clock precisely. " October 2, 1821." A letter, in the French papers, from Marsala, i❑ Sicily, states, that six slaves at Tunis lately formed and successfully executed a plan for rob bing the Dey of his own arms, which are of ex quisite workmanship and great value. They embarked on board a small vessel, and stood for Sicily. The Dey having discovered the robbery, sent one of his corsairs after them, but which did not come up with the fugitives, until they had got within the range of the Sicilian batteries. Both vessels entered the port of Marsala together, where they are put under quarantine. The Ma gistrates of Marsala have thus time to consider what they should do in this case. CrISTER. OF FASHION. FASHIONABLE CHANGES.—The Duke of Beaufort, from Badminton; to Monmouth ; Lord G. 11. Somerset, M.P., from Badminton, to i'reedham Market, Suffolk ; Lord. Sydney, from Froznall, to Lord de Clifford's, Bristol ; Lord Calthorpe, from St. Edmund's, to Norwich. , , AnnivALs.—Lady Manners and her family, at their elegant residence, at the top of Oxford-street, from their scat, Peter sham Lodge, Surrey Sir Mori; and Lady Ximenes, at their house in Gloucester-place, fre`..ntheir seat in Berks. The Earl and Countess cf Cork, Lord and Lady Selsey, and Count Eugene de BOUtbon Bussell, have joined the fashien ables at Bath.. Lord Gambier has lately entertained a select party of nauti cal friends, at his beautiful seat of Barham Court. in Kent. Lady Stewart continues so much indisposed as to prevent her Ladysfoip visiting the North so soon as wee ex7lected. Lord I)undas intends shortly going with his family to the Continent, where his Lordship will probably resale two or three years. CHESTER GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVAL. , On Tuesday this splendid performance commenced in th" Broad Aisle tif.bur Cathedral, where was concentrated the mu sical talent of England. The taste of the surrounding Nobility and Gentry did ample justice to the judicious exertions of the Committee of Management, at the head of which stood that highly respectable individual, Col. BAnNSTON.—From the at tractions furnished, and the expencLs incurred by the Gentry, on the KING'S Coronation, and his visit to Ireland, in .cone nexion with the depreciated state .of the landed interest, fears were entertained as to the ultimate success of the festival ; but we are happy to state,. that the attendance and receipts have not only contradicted these apprehension, but exceeded all p7e ceding meetings of the kind. The aggregate amount of the sum received, added to the Steward's Beuefactions, is nearly FIVE TitoUSAND POUNDS; and when all the eXpences for per formers, erections, &c. are liquidated, the publV charities, the benefit of which was originally contemplated, will be assisted beyond all former precedents. •i • • - The u following is the order of the performances an am'ase ments:— On 'Tuesday morning, the Messiah, in the Cathedral ; and in the evening, an Assembly at the Royal Hotel. On Wednesday morning, Grand Selections of Sacred Music, in the Cathedral ; and in the evening, a Miscellaneous Concert, in the King's School. Thursday morning, Grand Selection in the Cathedral; and in the evening, an Assembly. Friday morning, Grand Selection, in the Cathedral in the evening Concert in the King's School, and an Assembly at the Royal Hotel. Arrangements had been made and publislied by the Corn mitteei for all carriages to proceed up Werburgh-street, on going to the Cathedral, to take up their charge after the per.: tormance, without specifically directing the line in forming. The consequence was, that on the first day, the carriages coming up Wetergate-street, and Bridge-street, were in continued - conflict for precedence, and many a Lard and dangerous battle was fought by the coachmen for the lead. A hand-bill, however, was issued on Wednesday morning, di recting all carriages to form in direct line, from Werburgh streetdown Foregate-street, and this had the effect of pre venting much of the confusion which occurred on Tuesday. We believe there never was an occasion on which the City of Chester was honoured with such an influx of distinguished per sonages ; nor did our capricious cathedral ever contain so much beauty, elegance, and fashion. The principal inns were crowded with company ; and many of our respectable citi zens opened their hospitable houses to entertain the neigh bouring gentry as their visitors. Upon the whole, the weather was favourable, though there were some occasional showers, and the vast assemblage appeared highly gratified in the enjoyment of their elegant treat. The number of carriages in line at one time. we observed to be nearly one hundred and thirty.--(Chester Courant, Oct. 2.) SPORTING INTELLIG ENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, 1821. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3. Ld Exeter's Athenian, list. 41b. beat Mr. Thornhill's Sir donix, 7st. 131 b. T.V.C. 100gs.-2 to 1 on Athenian. -A Gold Cup of 90gs Value, by a subscription of lags each, for horses of all ages. Ab. M. Mr Batson's Rosiertician, 3 yrs, Est. 121 b. - - f Ld Clarendon's Ali:Kidola, 4 yrS,.'ist.l2lb. • . 2 Mr Wyndham's Robin llood, 4 yrs, 3st. 31b. • - 3 Mr Greville's Soota, 5 yrs„ tlst. 21b. - - - 4 Ld Grosvenor's Nianchester, 4 yrs, ast. 61b. 5 Mr fox's Paella, 5 yrs, list. 91b. - - - pa 3 to 1 agst Itosicrucian--5 to 2 agst Robin Hood. Fifty Guineas, free for any horse, &e. four-yr.olds to carry 7st. 41b. five, list. 51b. six, list. 111 b. and aged, 9st. B. C. Mr Wyndham's gr. h. Little John, a yrs - . 1 Mr Batson's b. f. buss, 4 yrs - - o Major Wilson's bf. Rotterdam, 4 yrs - - 3 - Ld Clarendon's b. f. Antiope, 4 yrs - - . dr 2 to 1 agst Little John. _....,..___ PIGEON MATCH FOR 200 GUINEAS A-SIDE. The match between Capt. lIANsw4 and six friends, against two of the Midgham Club and five of All England, took place on Tuesday, on Lee Common, Ilerts, at 21 birds each, and the sports were decided as follow : CAPT, UANSON'S PARTY. ALL ENGLAND. Mr. Hamlet - ' 19 Mr. Foreman -- 16 Mr. 6:11 - 16 11r. Meredith - 14 Air. Jones . . 12 Mr. Marshall - - 12 Mr. Nelson , - 10 Mr. rord - Capt. Hanson Mr. Gee Mr. Marshall Mr. Kean - Mr. Seari - Mr. Gent - - 12 Hu xTrYll.;—Earl Fitzwilliam's Yorkshire Fox-hounds have taken the field in high style, and Will continue to hunt, during . the season, the country round Rainborough Park. Sir Richard Puleston's Cheshire hounds have been much strengthend since the last season, and have commenced hunting three times a week. We understand, from authority, that it is the determination of his MAJESTY never, in future, when there is a possibility of avoiding it, to tra vel on the Sabbath. ahus our good KING, while he is solicitous for the moral 'and religious im provement of his subjects, does not hesitate to impose equal, restraints on himself. It is the wish of the Committee of the Vest Clilf im provements to procure for their new road for the junction of the Cliffs, the honour of being open ed by his MAJESTY in person.- The works are in a state of great forwardness, and are expected to be finished early in November.—(B/ighton Chronicle.) WHIMSICAL CONTRIBUTION.--A benevolent Quaker was lately applied to by a respectable Gentleman, one of the society of WESLEYANS, for the - purpose of soliciting a subscription towards enabling them to complete a new Chapel, built upon the scite of an old one ; but which could not not be finished for want of funds. Obadiah heard him very attentively ; at length breaking silence with a deep groan,' he began thus, " I tell thee what friend, my purse is always open to succour the distressed, and to.do good to all our own sect : but friend, my religion, thou knowestoliffers from that of thine ; we do not think thee right, and it is against our religion to help others to build up Chapels, therefore, friend, thou seest, I cannot assist thee." The Metho dist was about departing, and was nearly out of the room, when the Quaker called him back. " Hark'e, friend, how much bast thee laid out ?" The Methodist replied, " sixteen hundred pounds." " And how much more dost thou want to complete it ?" " About fourteen hundred more." " Well, friend, (said the Quaker,)' here is one hundred pounds to defray the expenses of pulling dozen the old Chapel." THE THEATRES. Cc vrx - 'e GARDF.E.L—TheOpera of Rob Rd] Mac gregor, derived from one of thOse popular novels, the source of iv seems to be as difficult Co ascertain as that of the Nik and the Niger, at tracted a numerous audience to this Theatre last night:. As Mr. MACREADY is not yet for many reinstated at thig theatre, the part of the hero was, as before, Assigned to Mr. YATES. His conception of the character ivas judicious, and his execution forcible ; and his chief wart Wag such heroic .proportions externally, as the imagination demandS for a character of so bold and enterprising a description.— Miss HALL.txhi-2, whose i'ocal poWers were highly admired last seasimi, came forward Cn occasion in the part of Didna f r ei'Mon, 'vice Mi.is STrenrXs; Who has not yet resumed lies static!! at this Theatre: Miss HAf.f.ANbF., we are sorry to hea;-, has been suffering tinder severe illness, of which traces in some dbgree remain. She, however, acquitted herself Very ably. Her voice has great compass, and she sings Stith taste. When she is Mine used to the Stzige, practico , may give her more cdufidence both in singing ana acting. She sties well receiiied and justly ap plauded. The other characters wanted no ad vantage Of talents, as LISTON . Was the JizrzYie, Owen, and Mrs. FAuerr th'e ife of the itittepid and formidable hero who gives the title to the piece. When the Opera terinitiated: Mr: EGERTON" came for Ward to in foini the andierice that the Lady who lately ap peared with so much advantage at the New Hay market Theatre in the character of Belvidera would, oft Fticlay neX't, assume the part of Mrs. 1161/e r. We gave our report of her Behthicra, Which Sias altogether such a performance as well entitled her to public protection and encou ragement: IRYII.IIINET. - The indisposition of Miss Count, which, as we noticed yesterday, pre vented her appearing on Tuesday in the admir rable new Comedy of Maieh-breaking, prevented also her performing last night; and, therefo,re, The Marriage of Figaro, which was to have been represented, was unavoidably postponed, and The Green Man was the substitute. However the audience might be disappointed in one re spect, they were highly gratified in another, as TERRY'S performance of the Verdant Sage, if w 2 may so style the parti may be ranked with the best efforts of the histrionic art, with a due re ference to the province of the drama to which the diameter belongs. But it would he injustice to the Management not to add, that the play alto gether is supported in such a manner as might reasonably be expected on the London boards. we have not heard whether Mr. C. KEMBLE IS to resume his station at Covent-Garden Theatre, or the grounds of the difference between him and the Managers ; but we conceive that they %%ill not be wise in losing the support of so popub..-,. and so able a Performer, who, in gen'eral merit as an actor, is certainly without a competitor. CITY of LONDON GENERAL PEN 'ION SOCIETY. —Yesterday a public meeting of the aboVe - po pular Institution was held in the great roOni of the City of London Tavern, BishopSgate-street, for the-purpose of electing S finale and 5 fethale pen •sioners ; the former entitled to ,receive. 55., the latter 35. per week, for life. Dr. RUDGF, of Limehouse, was Unanimously called to the Chair, and in his address stated the general intentionsof the Institution, and the 'defined objects' of the Meeting. They, had said Dr. lludge) a duty to perform, plea Sing in one case, but painful in another. They had to,place in a state of comfort twelve individuals, who were now suffering all the accumulated miseries of senility and poverty ; it was on the 'other hand, painful, inasmuch as they had to select the more fortunate objects of their 'choice from . 46 candidates, whose several ages individually. exceeded ,60 years, e,ighteen above 70, and others upwards. of SO years; The business of the meeting occupied nearly' eight hours, and the election for the VacanCies having been made, the 46 candidates received refresh ment, prepared by order of the GOvernors; half a-crown was given to each, and the meeting (at tended by upwards of 300 Ladies and (entle men, contributors to the i kstablishment) was dis solved at siv. o'clock. . The Milan Gazette of the 18th ult. contains an edict, by which Count Louis Porro, son of the Marquis George Porro Lamberteughi, is re quired to appear within sixty days before the Royal and Imperial Commission of Venice - , in order to defend himself against the charge of high treason imputed to him. Count Porro is accused of having been a party in a plot to over throw the Austrian Government. On Tuesday Baron NicoLAr came to town, and forwarded a Russian Messenger from the Ambassador's residence, in Harley-street, with despatches for the Court of St. Petersburgh. In the evening the Baron left town again,: for his seat at Richmond. NEWSPAPERS.-It was ascertained lately;by a return of the Stamp Office, where the paper for all the Journals in London and the United King dom is stamped, that the number in London was 300,000; in the country, 650,000 weekly : mak ing nearly a million weekly, and 50 millions per annum. . The petrified remains of a very large marine animal have been found in a quarry on the top of a hill near Bromyard. They were unfortunately removed from the quarry by the'workmen, broken to pieces, and carried upon the roads in the neighbourhood. Only a part of tlietn have in consequence been preserved, yet sufficient to she nr that the animal to which they once belonged must have been one of .no common size. . It ap pears to have lain on the surface of a freestone ' rock, and was covered, by a thick stratum of yellowish coloured marl. Never wa: th> p tri factive process more complete; the different pieces are literally. masses of stone, only distin guishable as the parts of an animal by the ex terior form.