The Sun. — London, England, 1821-05-08 00:00:00

ker n Sir t. Coffin, and Mr. Warre, the'vote was agreed to. The following . • grants were then voted : SuPerannuations and Pensions to Officers and their Relations - - - - - - - £142,096 Naval Chaplains ,500 - . _ . - Cornpassionate Fund - .. . . _ - 7,000 On the latter grant being put to the question, Mr. HARBOR]) asked, whether the children of Officers of marines were entitled to receive allow ances from this fund. The Hon. Gentleman stated a case individual hardship, in which an ° Meer had had great stoppages made from his Pay, but whose children were, not allowed the benefit of this Fund. Mr. Cit(HCER said, that upon th e genera l prin ciple the distribution of the Compassionate List w as most disinterested and-equitable. The lion Gentleman ought to kno w th a t t h e C ompass i onate fun.] -... was not dependent upon stoppages from Pay or tithings of any description, as it could ho t in that case be borne on the Estimates. It Aa q - eV eillY distrib u t e d b y the- First Lord of th e iiilltniralty, an d it was the most painful part of , d uty to b e ca ll e d on to decide upon the c laims of different unfortunate individuals. Mr a We •- Tr -r.R EORD asked if the Orphans of Marine, Officers 4 e ntitled t o a d mission in the Greenwich School. righ r r : C-110KER said they were eligible, but had no claim of d ow The next resolution was for a grant of 32,0001. for the Wi hi, al..ii Orphans. f or tiie'UME wished to ask why a salary had been appointed Mr - p'eretary, and why it had only been found in 1817. _ . _ had I ,* -RORER said that this salary was the only one which Paid 0, been advanced since the year 1733. It had been usually it Put of old Mores, but in 1817 it was thought better to make a nistinct iem.ores, the After a f so i„ - 7,ew observations from Mr. Hu arE and Mr. Ca oKEn, Th e e - -° was agreed to. . lo wa , - s uto of 105,9781. was then moved for the half-pay al 4t.ce„,. of Naval O ffi cers. T H2 , 4t o rIIIIVIE hoped that the Hon. Baronet would consent to Per P n e this Estimate, as he had moved for a return . of the sc'n to receive this money on the 2d of March, which re turnwo,i),ras not yet before the House. As he understood that it tia; • :' he Printed in the course of 24 or 48 hours, he trusted that --siltelli WARRENDERbe posoned. , . , their rii-G- had no indisposition to_comply with - ;‘,_4 -en• Mei - rib-2es wish. line Resolution was w ithd rawn. - i 'r'ilr ~ heya94 W ARRENDER then prop ose d th at a sum o f 0 0 be granted for the repair of ships and the works of Iv At the suggestion of Sir J. YORKE, the heads of this item te e : e. sparated, and the resolution stood for £1,094,000 for the Pairs of ships. 1 ' 4 _, Si r J. YORKE considered this to be the most important to of the estimate inasmuch as £lOO,OOO might be reduced ttp it Without difficulty. r n i t . E. MARTIN said, that the contracts which Govern ,. ent had entered into would render reduction impracticable "ri the present Estimate. at ' I r. nifillE objected to the extent to which our Navy was 4upti,_Present kept up, anti moved that the sum of 794,0001. be tuted for that of 1,094,0001. N ,l,t G. COCKBURN stated, that the peculiar state of the 01,4'3' required a number of ships to be 13uilt, for t he purpose a s r eas° " l B'. The necessity which the Admiralty . was under p en war of building ships in haste occasioned considerable ex obli,,• Whilst the country had Colonies to defend, they were Ai m e e4 l to have ships in readiness for service; and since T the Ad- • c. ils had obtained possession of the Floridas , the Naval tor: nustration found it necessary to keep up an increased Si r J -, at to • i ORKE objected to th e p o li cy of building Teak ships Sir T r b - ay tan -- MARTIN adverted to the bad condition of the -Navy l ion war, and observed, that the repairs cost ea ly half a mil- Pow, ,if they were driven into competition with foreign naval sibl e IN this country- could not remain supine. It was not p . os- Ili ) a (I't England, a great mercantile :nation, to avoid keepi . ng I ' ll 4o l ' l.° M' force. Independent of that consideration, slap- Ni k , i ng was 50 per cent. cheaper in peace than war. I; nth gere it, to building ships at Bombay, there was reason to' be k 4/, ey were of the"greatest durability. - ,7 4 11 h TARRE opposed the amendment. There was no 'aa ' t •h ° ' the public service to which heivould be more liberal q Sir S e x ilavy. 41',°. V:cIKE, Mr. T. WILSON, Mr. MAXWELL, and Sir A t , litr u .' l tßExnaa made a few observations ; after which such ea th '„!, with permission ,of . the House, withdrew his ,I,t_edlitte-.+6t2 expressing a hope. that Government would make Of et;_sur t ,‘" , thext year as circumstances appeared to require. " e a ° ft424 648 - being proposed to defray the expense 1" -yardsj j A , and , improvements, and / _ ttiOv e ,r4E: urged the necessity for reduction of that sum, `.4ed but amendment cutting it down to £212,324. kriace, buti l ' e t 4 l. l • o ?N was not disposed to vote for the amended Pt , Stahl. , S, to call for some explanation respecting two or ",eat ex„~(lsnunents which appeared new, and productive of g re at a i tg er ,„e. He alluded to the Naval Establishment at Ber e Mr. cVA-Vincomalee. -14 ted ' ""tRE complained of the unnecessary expense in i,‘, Sir (plehatham_ , in conveying timber through an excavation. 041/1ber.,471k-RRENDER stated that the subject of the Hon. or tUal nes Objection was the wood mill,. which it was lately l at ce t,, ss arY to re air. The excavation was a tunnel or M c ' w "leb had 1 p been repaired. With regard to the gr a _,s . at a '-_ ph -ermuda the aso Noble Lord must be aware of the geo -LIP in phial situation'ofthat Island. - The force which had grown Sail'e'e'°llll ~America made' a naval station at Bermuda of ini ',io 4 ., .; rcumsta.nces which had occurred at Ceylon . 111 . pLe,it necessary to have a naval station at Trincomalee. 4 ,, u a11t r . 1 ,/ °RKE wished his Gallant Friend to say something at.„,,,,.oQusoitiub..tileof.Bthreeakwaterat Plymouth - . He was persuaded it greatest advantage to ' his Majesty s Navy, on 1;",°0 the. Coast. With respect to Bermuda, lie under- ;4is, throe ,was a passage left open by which 'an enemy might 0 r f - g a / 2 - 4 easy as he could say the name of his honour ik3 a e ative 'TACK RoneNsoK !—(A laugh !)—Trincoinalec 44p-laval station of great importance, ant it was a matter of s it ~e that there had been no naval station at Sladras. t'e , 4 i-r• Q..)CRIBURN said the Breakwater at Plymouth had i t h ili ealiuntledi highly .bene-B__eial. A Rear-Admiral coming s into h , 10 11t h .‘orne time since, encountered a heavy gale from e f au Ue3l, and the moment he got round the Breakwater tr ans ,d himself in smooth water. Bermuda, since the Arne-, nav el Possession of Florida, was considered a desirabl e 44(1 a station. A breakwater could be raised with little expense Afeed harbour made. 'ltta tht t. a few remarks from Mr. Grrrs and Sir G. WAR po 11, the House divided— ,: the original on - - - - 107 A' r the Amendment ' ' . - .. - - - 30 7`l l , ~ I,l!).lr)rity against the Amendment - - —77 i Neveritganal Motion was consequently - agreed to. i ll'iii... _ e other Ilcsoldi:Oes were also agreed to, and the House ,;0,3' to Reportv. - .. , s ordered to be received this day. , u ottled at LF-PAST ON' t ; O'CLOCK. _ ............--...x Sl-‘9ItTING INTELLIGENCE. • I'llrisi,ii.ticsfr ,FinsT SPRING MEETING, la2l. %,,, , 31()NDAY, :MAY 7. keePstakes of ii,silgs ca , :h, colts, Bst. 71b.. fillies, Bst. 21b. r, • - B. C. filing 4 yrs old. , . I D • L dnY's b. c. Abjer, by 'Triefle, out of Tinsels 41. r ( V -I !,afton' s c. c. Windfall, brother to Whisker 2 i.,,,Lisot es •Lockslev, by Smolensk°, dam by Buz- 3 wit•ki, out of Violet .. Atll.li,teen Pa-2 to lon Abje.'--7 to 2 agst Lockslev t4.. ouverit's Paralus. 7st. 131 b. beat Mr. Greville's l'aCha, :i4,eolb. Ab.M. 200 gs, h. ft.--5 to 4 agst Paralus. ‘.. .1). epstakes of 2 00 gs each, h. ft. for fillies . .. Bst. 71b. ea; it. Ab.M. D 4 (halloo's b. Zeal, by Partisan, out of Zaida 2 Airof,Portland's ch. by IVaxy, out of Pennytrumpet 3 IL , 4 .- L. Fox's hl. Lady Peter by Smolensk° At It. th e D. of York's f. by Pete., 4 Ai r •, • One pd-7 to 4on Zeal. - .. 7st. 1).1 . • Caney's Champivnon Bst. beat Mr. West's Alpha, 200 . . -, , ' - si r „ gs.---6 to a agst Champignon. llo t , '''• Shelley's b. E Little .llab, Bst. 21b. beat Gen. GroFe ka}:. Domini:chino Bst. Olb. T.Y.C. 50gs.-6 to 4 on Little S w eePstakes of 100g,s each, h. ft. for fillies, cut of untried Alt. u, mares, ast. 41b. each. Ab.lll. u q's ch. Ibla, by Truffle, out of Emily rec. (Vor (tiester, and other Races, see the Fourth Page.) leicAe.Alosetvile,l, ma , c;1:-----------'77----'-'".----!-----ine, invented b}, a Gentleman of- Christ Col- I t is 1 . 1„1" .1 , ( -e, was tried last week at Newmarket. In shape st oa , ei .3' tilat of an isosceles triangle, and„ moves with the ,a v til forward, on four wheels. It bas a boom 32, feet long 'lt) nlik" . Y l high rOast. It will carry 12 persons at the rate of k N ov , z. , n hour. To the axle of the hinder wheels is fixed ~is cap a bl e It Cat go on a wind and tack its a vessel at sea, and ,k to cant °f tking so correctly 4uided, that the pilot at plea lan the heasf-Jyer a lit:One. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. LUM, 7° die Mali, 1821. NEWINGTON SELECT Petitions from the Fishmongers Corn. VE S TRY BILL. j pany, and from the Inhabitants o Wandsworth AGAINST. EAU BRINK DRAINAGE -BlLL.—Read a 3d time, and passed. PETEUSFIELD AND PORTSMOUTH ROAD BlLL.—Ditto. CpRN AVERAGES BlLL.—Further Petitions against. ERRAT UM yesterday—Page 3, coL 1. " for "purszane read " perusing the Evidence," &c. • PRICE OF STOCKS • • THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock ' 224 i 225 i 5 per Cent. Navy Ann-1085H 3 per Cent. Red 7.9. 7 ,:i I Bank Long Ann. 18i) 9-16ths 3 per Cent. Con s 73n India Bonus 43s. 445. pr. 14 per. Cent. ' 828 I Excheq. Bills 4 6 pr. 4 per Cent 901 Cons. for Account -034 7 3 ilia HIGH WATER AT LONDO _ Morning, 0 minutes after' 7. N BRIDGE TO-MORROW Evening, 20 minutes after 6, TILE SUN. SOLEIII QUIS D.ICI:RD FALSUM AUDE.IT? LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 8; 1821. We received this morning Paris Papers up to Saturday last inclusive. They . contain the fol lowing interesting and important intelligence : " PARIS, MAY s.—Yesterday the King re ceived the Spanish Charge d'Affaires. " Letters from Laybach, of the 25th ult., an nounce that orders had been sent to the Russian army to halt upon the frontiers of the empire, with the exception of a corps of 30,000 men, who are to occupy Italy in conjunction with the Aus trians. " It is said that the King of England will prolong his stay upon the continent, and that his Majesty will have an interview with other great Sovereigns, either at Vienna or at Frankfort. " Letters from Hanover state that the Duke of Cambridge, is to set out about the end of May or beginning of June for London, to be present of the Coronation of tire King of Great Britain. " An extraordinary courier is just arrived w. the intelligence that nothing havin been able to conquer the resolution of Victor Emmanuel, his brother Felix (the Duke de Genevois) had' been proclaimed King of Piedmont and Sardinia in his stead, and was to make his public entry into Turin on the 27th ult. " Information has been received at Trieste, that the whole Peninsula of the Morea had de clared itself independent on the 23d of March. —lt is added, that the British Government at Corfu, apprehending also an insurrection in the. lonian Islands, had apprised the Pacha of the Morea that a general insurrection was to break out on the 25th of March, in his Pro- In consequence of this informa tion, the Pacha, in order to intimidate the Greeks, ordered that their Church at Tri politza should be burnt down on the 23d, which only served to hasten the explosion, the Greeks massacring — the Turks who had been charged with the execution of that order. This massacre gave the signal for a general insurrec tion on the part of the Christian inhabitants of the Morea, and on the 21th of March 4000 Greeks and Mainottes, having their Bishop and the Cross at their head, entered Tripolitza, the Paella's residence. The latter had retired with his soldiers within a fortress, where he was . endeavouring to defend himself. This intelli gence has been received from other quarters be side Trieste. " A private letter from Constantinople states, that the Grand Signor had resolved to avenge the massacre of the Turks by that of all the Greeks of distinction residing in the capital.— Thanks, however, to the intercession of the Rus sian Ambassador, and of several other Christian Ministers, as well as to the supplications of the Greek Patriarch—his Highness has abandoned vince. that sanguinary plan. The sword, however, remains suspended over the heads of the Greeks, and threatens to strike them as long as the insur rection of their countrymen shall not be subdued. It is added that permission fo quit the capital has just been granted to all the Greeks who cannot produce Mussulmen to answer for their fidelity. " The Diario di Roma reports, on the autho rity of some letters from the Archipelago, that there had been at Constantinople a great mas sacre of the Greeks ; that the•massacre had been dreadful, but that the Greeks had sold their lives dearly. " The French Chamber of Deputies had adopted the law for regulating the importation of foreign corn by a majority of 282 to 54. FRENCH FUNDS.. May 4, Five,per Cents. Bank Stock 1547 f. 50 c. cc ROME, APRIL 18.—lt is said that the Nea politan squadron in the Adriatic Sea, after having learnt the events at Naples, sailed towards the Straits of Gibraltar,-in order to proceed to Ame rica. This report, however, wants confirrpation. " NAPLES, APRIL VT.—The f o ll ow i ng p l acar d Las been published by order of the police:— " The ex . -General, William Pepe, having been notoriously guilty of NO treason by his recent operations in the Provinces of his Majesty's dominions, it is hereby made known that he shall be put to death whenever he returns to thiS kingdom. " AUGSBURG, Arnit..26.—There is more ac tivity than ever in the new negociations which are going on at the Congress of Laybach. It is occupied with the future organization of the king dom of Sardinia. It is confirmed that the Em. peror Alexander has manifested a desire that that country should receive from its Sovereign a Representative Constitution. It Is added, that it is for this object that the Sardinian Minister, M. de 'l'haon, proceeded to Laybach, and from thence to Modena, to meet the Duke de Genevois. " Couriers from different capitals of Europe continue to arrive at Laybach, where objects of the highest importance are, at present. discussing. The attention of the Congress is particularly fixed on the insurrections which have broken out in Wallach►a, Moldavia, and the Morea. The persuasion is, that the Grand Seignior cannot, single-handed, reduce these provinces again un der his domination, although his Sublime High- . . . , ness has the greatest repugnance to all foreign int4rference. • cc AUGSBURG, APRIL 28.—1 t is confidently re ported that a part of the Russian fleet, at Cro►t= stadt, will immediately sail for the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. Another Russian squadron is at the same time to cruize in the Black Sea ) and a third to proceed to the Archipelago. " BAYONNE, APLtIL 28th.-:--Intelligence has reached us this dayi respecting the events in the neighbouring provinces of Spain; announcing that the counter-revolutionary insurgents, about 1500 strong, were attacked ou the 23d at Ochandiano by the National Guards and a company of the first battalion of the Catalonian Regiment, under the command of Generals Mendizabal and Alava. The insurgents were put completely to the rout, with the,loss of fifty killed, and one hundred and fifty prisoners. The leaders of the band are stated to be among the killed. cc BILBOA, APRIL 26.—A1l the letters which we have received to-day from Madrid agree in announcing the symptoms of a counter . Revol ution, which has been for a long time fermenting, and which, according to all appearances, will soon break out. Innumerable bands of partisans, are multiplying in all the provinces. The same let ters speak of a new association, at the head of which, it is said, are . General Morillo and one of the Ex-Ministers, and which greatly alarms all parties." Halifax Papers to the 19th, and New York to the 13th ult. also, were received this morning.— The following are the chief contents:— HALIFAX, MARen 30.—We observe with pleasure that the vexatious disputes which so long disturbed the Colony at New Providence, have subsided for the present, and the Legislative Bodies at Nassau were proceeding on their public business with much apparent harmony. NEW YORK, APRIL 11.-In consequence of the 7.lnsettled state of the Peninsula, the Portuguese Consuls in the United States have received instructions not to grant Consular Papers to any vessels bound to the Kingdom of Portugal. The United States frigate Congress arrived at Mai2illa on the 28th NoVember from Canton. ImPoRTAxT.-LThe ship Stephanina, bound to Antwerp, sailed yesterday morning, but was prevented from getting to sea by southerly winds. Passenger on board the Stephamna, WILLIAM 'GRACIE, Esq. bearer of important dispatches from the Secretary of State to the Honourable ALBERT GALLATIN, American Minister at Paris.—(New York Paper, April 12.) We understand, that the United States have contracted for a Loan of Four Millions of Dollars, authorized by Congress, and give the Government. a Premium of 5A per cent. ; another ac co2nt says 5 per cent. and 30 cents.L(Toston Paper, April 12.) We received a Hamburgh Mail this morning. It contains little besides vague accounts of the state of YPSILANTI and THEODORE, w ho do not appear to co-operate. YPSILANTI, by those ac counts, seems to be undetermined how to pro ceed. THEODORE appears rather disposed to ameliorate the condition of the people whose cause he espouses, than to promote a rebellion against the authority of the Ottoman Porte. YP SILANTI'S revolt has been attended with ravage, plunder, and cruelty, if we can depend on the reports of his conduct. It is, however, agreed on all hands, as we have previously stated, that if the Greek leaders sacrifice personal interest, and wisely delay till they have sufficiently orga nized their forces, they will finally relieve them selves from Turkish domination. In our first page will .1)e found the Resolutions and Subscriptions to the Constitutional Asso ciation for opposing the Progress of Disloyal and Seditious Principles, which are carried on to a great and alarming extent, among certain classes of our fellow subjects, as is, unhappily, too noto rious, at the present time, to admit of doubt or discussion. This Society, therefore, call upon all men of air ranks and of all political parties, upon all _to whom the maintenance of civil and religious liberty is dear, upon all who value the internal peace of the country, or the perma nence of the British Empire, •to join them in a strenuous endeavour to stem the torrent of those disorganising and demoralising principles, which would level to the dust the fabric of the Consti tution, and bury under its ruins all the comforts and enjoyments, all the charities and endearments of social life. Yesterday the Earl of LIVERPOOL and the Marquess of LONDONIARR Y had audiences of the KING. On Sunday a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, which had been summoned on Saturday night. The Council broke up at half past four. Sunday morning Mr. WALTERS, the King's Messenger, arrived in town, with dispatches from Vienna. A Messenger arrived at the same time with dispatches from Italy. Yesterday a Spanish Messenger arrived at the residence of the Duke de FRIAS, in Portland place, with dispatches for his Excellency, from the Court of Madrid ROYAL ACADEMY.—The Annual Exhibition wDs yesterday 'submitted to the Public, and the visitors thronged into the Royal Academy as soon as the door was opened. The whole col lection is highly honourable to the talents of the Country, and most probably in'every province of the Art may 'kid defiance to all foreign competition. Among the PORTRAITS Sir T. LAWRENCE, as usual, shines with pre-eminent lustre. We rejoiced to see two excellent Pictures from OWEN, whose health. has been for a long time in a critical and alarming state. Sir WILLIAM BEECHY, PHILLIPS, SIiEE, JACKSON, also distinguish themselves in the line of Portrait. WILKIE's neat and animated pencil appears to great advantage. CALcoTT has a fine View of " Dover from the Sea." HOWARD, in mythological and picturesque subjects, has been very successful. CONSTABLE displays the same spirited adherence to rustic Scenery. WARD'S Animals are, as usual, correct and animated. In the AR C HIT ECTURAL province, a Design for a Royal Residence, and Sketches for a Church, are highly creditable to the genius and taste of 'Mr. SoANE. In SCULPTURE, CHANTRY, WBSTMACOTT, ROSS,I, KENDRICK, BAILEY, BEHNES, &C., have ably contri buted to the general excellence.---Amo ng the MiNIATLRES Miss KENDRICK holds a distinguish ed rank. her Venus, or the Evening Star, and Portaits of the Children of the Speaker of the House of Commons, are beautiful compositions.— We have no room to enter into particulars at present, but we shall endeavour to take a more ample review of the respective merits of the several Artists as soon as opportunity will allow. TILE KING'S 1 7 1 - SIT. TO COVENT-GARIIEN THEATRE, • On Fiidai last his MAJESTY li , [o.graci66ly pleased to signify his intention of hOriouring Covent , ;garden Theatre' wiih his presence last night. Appropriate preparations were made foi Iris Majesty's reception. At about six O'clOck guard of honour was marched through Harf street into PrinCe'splaCe. Town Send, Sayers, and the Magistrates, Were in aftendance. Harris, Mr. C. Kemble, and Mr. rawcett, were prepared, in Court dresses, to receive the King. handsome carpeting was pitt upon the R o y a l staircase. His Royal Highness the Duke.'of Cla rence reached Prince's-place at a quarter before seven o'clock, dressed in his full uniform 'as an Admiral, and wearing several Orders. His Royal Highness was _received with military honours. HiS Royal Highness declined all marked atten tions offered burn by the Proprietors and • Mana ger, but waited privately the arrival of the King, to accompany him to the box set apart for his reception. Prince Leopold's carriage ar rived directly after; his Royal Highness *was accompanied by the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Clarence, and her Royal Highness's cousin, Prince Ernest Hohenloh Langenbourg.— Their Royal Highnesses proceeded to PrinCe Leopold's box, which adjoins the King's pri vate box. His Majesty and suite arrived 'ex actly at five minutes before seven o'clock, in five Royal carriages, escorted by a party of the Life. Guards. In .the first carriage were the Gentlemen Ushers and Exons in waiting. The second carriage contained the Page of Honour, the Equerry, the Aid-de-Camp, and Silver Stick in . Waiting. The third carriage contained the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the Household, the Master of the Robes, the Groom of the Bedchamber.. In the fourth Carriage were .the Duke of Wellington, wearing the regi mentals'of the Royal H orse Guards, Carrying a gold stick, the Vice Chamberlain, the Captain of the Yeoman Guard. In the fifth carriage was his Majesty, wearing a Field Marshal's uni form, and the Order of the Garter, attench , ed by the Master of the Horse, and Lord Lovaine, in Waiting, for the first time since his appointment. The instant his Ma jesty alighted from his carriage, loud shouts of huzzas were raised by the populace, and his Majesty had been received with similar greetings on his way from the palace to the The atre. His Majesty entered the house at seven. He was received as on his former visit with vast applause. The audience stood up, and the wav ing of hats and handkerchiefs, with every other demonstration of respect and rejoicing, continued for a considerable time. The rising of the curtain exhibited the theatrical corps, who carne forward to sing " God save the King." We are not in clined to make invidious remarks on the general appearance of this respectable company v btit it might have been contrived, that on an occasion so peculiar, costume should be a little more attended to. It is difficult to say why in a theatrical muster there should.have been no theatrical uniformity. The dresses were in general the ordinary habits of their wearers, and the want of regularity in fashion and colours was not less obvious than the want of elegance and richness in the material. The company on the stage looked as if they had been suddenly pressed from their tea-tables, and driven forward malgre, to play loyalty in dishabille. The King looked in good health and spirits. He was attended by the Duke of Clarence and a suite of Noblemen and Officers. After " God Save the King," which was follow ed by loud cheering, the Play commenced. But Mrs. Davenport and Fawcett were put to instant flight by the demand of the House for " Rule Britannia." It was sung, the audience standing and continually cheering. The King bowed re peatedly. The Play was ,572,e Stoops to Conquer, Goldsmith's best Comedy, and happily marked with the eccentricity, the humour, and the ori ginality of the Author's genius. Kemble, in Young Marlow, sustained the part with admir able spirit; Abbott's Hastings was gentleman like ; die part was not made to be more effec, tive. Fawcett's Hardcastle was given in the caustic and pleasant style of this favourite per former ; and Liston's Tony . Lampkin was the source of extravagant laughter throughout the House. Mrs. Davison was the heroine, Miss Foote was Constance, and Mrs. Davenport Mrs. Hardcastle. At the close of the Play, " God Save the King" was again called for, and sung. The night concluded with the same acclama tions. There was no contradictory cry. The House seemed to be unanimous in their loyal homage to the Sovereign that honoured them with his presence. The crowd - was excessive. KING'S THEATRE.—The -veteran KELLY had his annual benefit last night at this Theatre. The Opera was La Gazza Ladra. CAMPORESE, YES TRis, AMBROGETTI, &c. liberally came forward on the occasion. At the end of the Opera the whole musical corps gave "God save the King." The audience stood and warmly joined in the loyal strain. The farce of The Midnight Hour obtained the same gratuitous support from Miss KELLY, HARLEY, RUSSELL, Mrs. ORGER, &c. and the whole concluded with the ballet of Le Marriage Clandestin, in which ALBERT, No. BLET, AIILANIE, and others appeared equally zealous at the shrine of friendship. The house was full. Ilk MAJESTY will reside at Carlton-house for about a fortnight, and then return to the Pavilion, at Brighton. I aiSn TaAnc.—The Belfast Merchants have agreed not to purchase Pork after the Ist of May, or before the Ist October. The Duke of SussEx goes down to Southamp ton, the ensuing month, to preside as M. W. G. Master of England, at the, installation of Sir WILLIAM DE CRESPIGNY, Bart• Provincial Grand Master of the Freemasons of Hampshire. Prince ILATAFFEE dined with Earl BAT'HURST on Thursday, after being presented to the KING at the Drawing-room. • The Duchess of KENT dined with Prince LEOPOLD yesterday.—Yesterday the Duke of GLOUCESTER and the Princess SOPHIA visited the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE. SHIP NEWS. . . DOVER, MAY 7.--Passed this port the Ganges; Falconer, from Calcutta.' • HARWICH, MAr 7.—Arrived the Henry Freeling packet from Cuxhaven ; and . Prince ,of Orange,do., from Holland, each with a mail. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 7.—Wind S: W.—Arrived his Ma jesty's ships Hind, Athol, and Niemen; froni- a cruise. Passed by, for - Lcmdon the Lord Hungerford, O'BrLin from Calcutta ; sailed in 'December, and, from St. Helena th e 'llth of March ; She has lauded her passengers here. Sailed the Mevagissey, Harvey, for St. Petersburgh: PLYMOUT', MAY 6.-Wind W. 8. W.-:-Arrived off this port the Teius, Chilton, from Pernambuco for London. Ar rived the schooner Centaur, of New York, prize to his Ma- Pjes_ty's ship Fly. FALNIDUTII, MAY 5.:--Wind W.—Arrived the Ebenezer,. Langley,. from Gibialtar for Newfoundland. The Duke of Marlborough packet did not sail yesterday as reported, but re mains with the Francis Freeling•for the Mediterranean ; Lady Wellington for Jamaica, and Diana for the Brazils LYMINGTOIT, MAY 7.—Passed by the London, Camercu from China for Lond on ; t h e P urser h as l anded here; ; DARTMOUTH, MAY 6.- 7 -AcrriVed Off here the Princess Amelia, Turner, from China for London, seven weeks from St. Helena ; she landed her passengers here. GRAVESEND, MAY 7.—Sailed the Blenden Hail, Greig, for Bombay. DEAL, MAY 7.—Wind S. W.—Canie down from the Riv:aw the Rochester, Sutton; for Madras ;. Tuscan, Stayers, for the South Seas ; and Victory, Braithwaite, for Quebec.- Ar r i ve d and sailed for the Ri ver th e Orwell, Saunders; and London, Cameron, froin - China; MinirVa, Bell, from Java ; Ganges, Falconer, from Calcutta ; Oak, 'Warner, from Marseilles ; Intrepid, Findlay, from St. Lucia; and Madeira packet, Allen, from Madeira for Petersburgh. The Swiasure packet, with mails from America, has arrived at Falmouth ; sailed from New York on the 6th, and from Halifax on the 19th ult. The Princess Elizabeth packet, with mils frOm the Medi terranean, has also arrived at Falmouth sailed from Malta the 10th of March, and from Gibraltar the 13th ult. EAST INDIA SHIPPING.The Company's ship London arrived off, the Isle of Wight = the 6th inst. ; she sailed fr. China the Bth January, ar rive d th e 14th March at St. Helena, which she left on the 20th, for England. , —The Princess Air e'.l3. sailed from China, and arrived at St. Helena in coinr any wi h the London.—The Princess Amelia, Orwell, and '..-31aleby Castle, it appears, left St. Helenathree days before the London.: —The Warren Hastings arrived at St. Helena on the 20th March; her, consort, the Lady Campbell, had gone into the Calve.—The General Hewitt and Marchioness of Ely have ar rived at the Cape.—The (Cutts and York had arrived at 2d Bar, expecting daily to be dispatched. • • - • LivERPOPL, MAY 3.—The following the copy of a mite: found in a bottle whi c h was p i c k ed up in the River Mersey, yesterday, by a boatman; but it is of so singular a nature th:it I am - almost of opinion that some person, may have been exer cising his wit, to try bow far credulity will go. lam in 'poLa.- session of the bottle and its enclosure " This bottle was thrown from on board the Mary,- Captain - Kneale, from Liverpool to New South Wales, o:i the 2d of January, in lat. 7. S. long. 28. W.—AB well." An accotint was received here, on the 19th o f M arc h l ast , o f this vessel's havin g b een spoken with on the 2d of .January, in. the above latitude and longitude, so that the bottle hes been driven here by the current, in 44 clays after the vessel's arrival in England, which spoke the Mary. S iT. .E LE NA.—We onThursclay last Mentioned the arrival at Portsmouth of the Redwing,. of eighteen guns, Captain F. Hunn, from the St. Helena Station. . At his c.:epar ture the ships on the station were thus employed :—Vigo, seventy-four guns, Rear Admiral • Lambert, Captain Vii`. Brown; Blossom, 24, Captain Vernon; Heron, 18, Captain Hanmer ; Shearwater, 16, Captain J. W.-Roberts ' Beaver, 10, Captai n M arryat, l y i ng at and guarding the island ; Brazen, 26, Captain W. Shepheard, at the Cape; Menai, 26, Captain F. Moresby, C. B. at the Mauritius. The Wes, 26, Captain Rennie, had been ordered from the Maurituis to England. The Redwin g brought a m a il f rom th e C ape an d S i . Helena. She is ordereco fit for Channel service'. The Red, wing was detained four days at St. Helena, when quite ready for sea, by a most tremendous surf or roller, which set in early on the Morning of the 4th of March, so suddenly as to endanger the lives of many persons who were upan and em— ployed about the landing places. The passengers of the India ship Lard Hungerford w ere i n t h e a ct of embarking when as sailed by this awful visitation,—the first surge of which washed off two children and one woman, and many of the Lasears, Who were engaged in various duties, narrowly escaped with theiz lives ; the sentinel and two Lascars were severely maimed ; the woman was . drowned, but the two babes were most provider.- tially saved by a boat from his Majesty's ship Vigo. The da mage done in these four days to a rock which was aarently unassailable, is inc r edibl e . Th e pi ers and road-way from the eastern steps to the sea-gate, were entirely destroyed, and nothing, like the appearance of any ever having been there, 'remains. The sentry-box, the custom-house, receiving_house, (of wood, about twelve feet square), with innumerable small spars, &e. were washed away by the first tremendous surge. No one on the island ever witnessed so awful a visitation, nor any for half the period of "duration. It is worthy of notice, that thev were assailed at Ascension at exactly the same hour by the same surf, and it subsided also at the same time. The damage' done at Ascension has- been comparatively greater than at t. Helena; all - the- new and good road communicating from Tar , . , tar stairs has been was h e d away, b oats swamped, &C. but for tunately no lives were lost. The Redwing- 'fell in with the United States sloop Ontario, Capt. Chatmee . •;y, who most po litely sent Capt. Hunn some jars of sweetmeats and a large file of papers; in return for which be was presented with - a tine Ascension turtle, weighing 5001bs. ARTISTS' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Yesterday this Society, for the Relief of Artists in distress, and of the Wido ws an d O rp h ans o f Art i sts, he ' d their annual meeting by a dinner, at the Freemasons' Tavern. Sir THOMAS BARING , Bart., w a s in th e c h a ir; an d Si r John Swinburne, Bart., Si r Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A., Mr. illul ready, R.A.,' Mr. Stothard, R.A., Mr. Collins, LA., Mr. Cooper, R.A., Mr. Ward, R.A., Mr. Jackson, ILA., besides many other distinguished artists, were present. After the cloth was removed, NON NOBIS DOMINE was sung in fine style, by Messrs. Webb, Smith, Broadhurst, H. Phillips; Cdllyer, &c. The following toasts were successively drank:— " Nis Majesty, with three 'times three, standing the Royal Family"--Song, Hai/ Star a Brunswick.—" The Arts of England, and may they never want Pattons." This was introduced by Sir. THOMAS BAnilro, in a nett speech, displaying the necessity of the arts to the welfare of society ;. and the powerful instrument they might be made, either to good or bad purposes, according as they met with en couragement. Sir T. Baring then proposed " Sir T. Lawrence, President; the Professors and Members of the Royal Academy.". Sir T: LAWRENCE, in returning thanks, observed, that he received, their kindness as President of the Royal Academy ; ' but he conceived it far above his desert as an individual. He assured them of the Academy's good wishes, and assistance to their utmost means, and every effort of his own, as a private person, in their behalf. Sir Thomas proposed "Sir John SWin blirne, Chairman of the Committee, and thanks to hina for his generous friendship to this Institution." Sir J. S W INBURNE , when thanking the company, said, th a t although at first it might appear a subject of regret that the fine portrait of West in the present Exhibition should be sent to the sister country, America ; yet he rejoiced, as he hoped it would produce a spirit of contest, the only one he would wish to see between the two countries--that in Art. Mr.. Solly was then drank, to which succeeded—" Prosperity to the Artists' Benevolent Fund in both its branches."--Uniol and concord among all Professors and friends of the Arts."—. " The British Institution."---The memory of the great artists of Greece, whose works adorn the British Museum." —The kn. mortal memory of Michael Angelo and Raphael."—Mr: Bal_ manno, the Honorary Secretary."—" The Ladies—and the Ladies, Noblemen and Gentlemen, Subscribers to the Benevo lent Fund." Between the toasts, the company were entertained by songs' given in fine style by Broadhurst, Collyer, and Webb ; and were more particularly delighted with the voice of Master Smith. The subscription of the evening was wry gratifying ; it amounted to nearlk £3OO. The Honorary Secretary stated, that the funds were above -I:4000, and that there was a constant accession to the twriabtr of the members. COBOURG THEATRE.---A new melo-drame was brought forward last night at this theatre, en titled rarastican, Prince of Assassins, or the dreaded Harem. It is magnificent in scenery, costume, &c. and is calculated toeicite.a power ful interest in the spectators. It was highly applauded, vid promises to he very, attractive. A Female Monkey produced a voting one on Sunday morning last, at the Menagerie Vteier 'Change, which it nurses with all the care of maternal fa:ulna-1. This is a six gulw instance of their being prolific in this ttivatry.