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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. • Veneris, 18 ° die Mali, 1821. ROYAL BURGHS. —Petitions from Perth and Invernets. METROPOLIS ROADS BlLL.—NUnie.ous Petitions AGAINST. Some in favour. NevviNGToN SELECT VESTRY BlLL.—Sorne Petitions Against. _Essex PRISON BILL. B ARNSLEY GAS LIGH TS B ILLS . Read a third time and ATTORNIES AND SOLICITORS BILL. passed. JURIES (SCOTLAND) BILL.—Put off fur Six Months. ORDERS OF THE DAY, far MONDAY, May 21st, - 1821. 1 . Coroners (Ireland) Bill;—Further Consideration o Report. 2 . Assessed Taxes Composition Bill ;—Second•Reading. 3. Usury Laws Repeal Bill;—Second Reading. 4. Supp'y ;—Reports. General Ttarupihe Bill ;--:-Second Reading. • 6. Proprietors of Wharfs ;—Committee. • -7. Cinque Ports Salvage Bill .—Second Reading. 8. Salvage Act Amendment ;—Second Reading. 9. Spoiled Stamps, &c. Bill;—Further Consideration of Report. 1 0. Prisons (Ireland) Bill ;—Committee. H. Houses Protection Bill ;—Second Reading. 1 2. Ways and Means ;—Repmt. ]3 . Ways and Meaas ;—Committee.. 14, Supply ; Committee. 1 3. Corn Average 13111;—Second Reading. 16. Bills of Exchange Bill;--Further Consideration of Report. • Election Expenses (Ireland) Bill ;—Report. IS. Churebesßuildiur. Ac's Am e nd men t Bill ; C omm i t t ee. 19. East Indi a Pri ze Money Bill ;—Third•Reading. 1.0. Land Revenue Bill ;—Report. • 21. Poor Laws Amendment Bill;—Second Reading. 22. Coasting Trade Acts;—Report thereupon., 2 3. Woollen Trxde Act ;—Report thereupon. 94. South Sea Company Act ;—Report thereupon. 25 . Ru m Importation Act ;—Report thereupon. 26. Customs Duties Act;—Committee thereupon. 9 7. Stamps Act (Ireland) ;—Committee thereupon. 2 3: Lagar, Navigation Acts ;—Report thereupon. 9 9. Wank-of Ireland Bill ;—Committee. 30. Seamen's Wages Bill ;—.Committee. ai• East India Private Trade Act;—Report thereupon. NOTICES OF MOTIONS; for MONDAY, May 21st, 1821. I. Mr. Irving,—Claim of General Desfourneaux, in con- . . _ servience of the Report of the Commit:re of last Ses.rion. 2. Mr. Denis Browne,—Bill to Amend Inland Navigation Ads in Irelarve. PRIVATE RlLLS(Seeoridßeadings)—For MONDAY, M 421. I. Hunlohe's Estate 4. Simonds' Estate . 2. Core's Estate . 5. Ladbruke's Estate 3. Lloyd's Estate - " 6. Woollen Cloth Stamping ,PUBLIC COMMIrrEES, fur MONDAY M o rning, May 21. I. Vagrant Laws - - at twelve, 2. Agriculture - - at one. 3. Foreign Trade ' - do. 4. Prison Lows.Consulidation • - du. . 5. Scottish Malt - - do. G. Scottish Burghs - - do; 7. Opthalmic Hospital ' - do. 8. Welsh Judicature - - do lIEBDOMEDARY. SUNDAY, May 20.-4th Sunday after Easter.—Sun rises a 7 na. after 4 ; sets at 53 m. after 7.—Moon rises 55 in. after 11 •oloxiDAY 21.—1 n Im. aft. E. 3 r.=—Sun rises at 6. m. after 4. gets 54 m. after 7. 4 :UESDAy 22.—Sun rises 4 m. after 4 ; sets 50 m. after 7. ~1.1100 rises 27 after midnight. E I ) NESDAY 23.—Sun rises 3 m. after 4 ; sets 57 m. after 7, Moon rises 49 m. after midni g ht. TutRSDAY 24.—Sun-rises 2 m. after 4 ; sets '53 m. after 7. , Moon last quarter at 4 h. 3. m. afternoon. RIDAY 25.:—Sun rises Im. after 4 sets 59 m. after 7. Moon rises 21 m. after 1 morning.— ' No real night. ,ATI.TRDAY N.—Sun rises 59 m. after 3; sets 1 m. after B.— Moon rises 33 in. after 1 morning. ' • • - PRICE 01 'MIS DAY AT Tv 3 per Cent. Red 73ii a per Cent. Cons. 74.1 A 6 Pur cent. Navy Ann. 109fli • Bin;; Long Ann. 11 13-piths 'STOCKS 'ELVE bctOcK India Bonds Excheq. Bills Cons. t'or Account 435. par 2 pr. ... 74? W R,ATF AT LONDO: 1111111 i'lg ' 0 minutes after 4. I BRIDGE TO-MORROW ]vening, 20.minttte4 after 4 THE SUN. CaEA] QUIS DICF,RE FALSUM AUDE4T? LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 19; 1821. The Paris Papers of Wednesday, which reach " us this morning, contain the following im portant articles of intelligence : " PARIS, MAY 16.--Letters from Bayonne of t he 10th instant state, that the wicked reports 14 circulation there during the preceding day 414 ° been contradicted by alraveller, who arrived that morning from Madrid. The reports went it h far as to 'say, that attempts bad been made again st the Royal family, and even the per. of the King. However, it b true, that 44 " the murder of the Canon Vinuesa, the po pulace went in a body to his • Majesty's Pala, and uttered the most horrible Precations against the King and his brother filo h ` in t Don Carlos. The Public Authorities, with the s ..rowt,s. and national - guard, succeeded in re storing order. Our informant adds, that ail the Me mbers of the Cortes, after a-public delibera a°4, repaired to the Palace of the King to make p ral bPart of th e i r p ersons i n d e f ence o f t h e ,` ° Yal F am il y. At the departure of the travel ler Madrid appeared quiet. • " The Empecinado, at the head of seven O r eight thousand. men, has attacked the Citrate Meri no, and dispersed his band, the greater t ar t of who m have been t a k en prisoners. lerino escaped as if by a , miracle, with about twenty of his followers; he flattered himself up lo tile last moment that the Ernpecinado would jc'in him. " It is said, that all the Monks and Canons of tllrgos 'have been arrested; and that military "rnrnission s have been formed at Salvatierra and Vittoria, to try the chiefs of the insurrection of Alava.—(Journal des Debats.) " Private Letters from Naples inform us, that daily arrests take place of those perkms who de clared in favour of the Spanish Constitution, and that several of them have been arrested at the desir e of the Austrians. " It is positive) rnati c y announc e d th at the diplo c Ministers and agent s appointed by the onstitutional Government have been forbidden to return io the Sicilian States, among whom are the Prince of Cimitile, the Prince of Cariati, the Duke of Canzans, the Marquis of Saboo and the Chevalier Brancia, Micheyoux, and Angelis. " The sdn of the celebrated MarAal Massena died lately at Paris, and was buried this day with the honours due to his rank as a Peer of France.—(Journal de Paris.) " LA 5.-Bcir, MAY l .—The day of the depar ture of the Sovereigns is not yet fixed. It is re ported that an act of great importance, which will complete in a degree the operations of the Congress, is to be signed by the High Powers before their separation. The Russian army is in full march, and will take up a position on the southern frontiers of the Empire. " VIENNA, MAY s.—The greatest part of our army will quit the Kingdom of Naples ; 12,000 men oulyare to remain, who will be distributed throughout the different fortresses. The Neapo litan Government has concluded with the house of Rothschild, and some houses of Naples and Paris, a loan of 800,000 ducats, for the purpose o' defraying the expenses of our troops. " The Russian Consul at Jassy, published on the 9th of April two Proclamations. In the first, he formally and solemnly enjoins Prince Ypsi lanti and his partizans to return immediately to Russia, and there wait the decision of his Ma jesty on their conduct; in case of refusal, they will be treated as disturbers of the public peace, and exposed to the vengeance not only of the Ottoman Government, but also to that of the Court of Russia. In the second, the Moldavians of Russia, who have declared in favour of the rebels, are desired to return to their duty and submit to their legitimate authority, as the only means of avoiding the punishment which will be inflicted on those who persevere in their retie. bus coarse. " NICE, MAY I.—The late King Victor Emanuel has resolved on fixing his residence at Modena. The Sardinian Frigate Christina is appointed to take him from Nice to Sanzana, and will be accompanied by a French and an English Frigate. It is said that the Queen his wife has expressed a strong wish to reside at Vienna.— Arrests and other severe measures are still re sorted to. The military commission is inexorable General Giflenga, who accompanied the Prince of Carignan to Novara, and, at first received orders to retire to his estates, has been arrested and imprisoned by order of the Lieutenant- General of kingdom." FRENCH FUN'Dg. May 15, Five per Cents. flank Stock 1558 f. 75 c. German Papers and a Dutch Mail arrived this morning, and we subjoin their contents : CC AMSTERDAM, MAY 16.- The Amsterdam Courant contains very long -despatches ,from Lieut.-Colonel Keer, respecting the particulars of his successful Expedition against the Pirates of Banca, the dispersion.of which is expected to be of great advantage to the navigation of those seas. " FROM THE ELBE, APRIL 2.s.—Prince Har den-berg, who has returned from his diplomatic mission, and is now at his country seat at Gle nike, has had 'a - long audience of the King. It is confidently , asserted, upon good authority, that the reports circulated . of hiS intended retirement from -office are unfounded, and that this distin guished Statesman, notwithstanding .his great age, will continue at the head of affairs. his . abode at Lay*bach and his tour to the Southward appears 'to have improved his health. People' are much pleased at his return, for they are con vinced that Many most important affairs that have been suspended will now betaken up again and finally decided. 44 Prince Henry, the •youngest brother of the King of Prussia, who has been for some years in Italy, and who was so much pleased with his re sidence in Naples, though political storms in duced him to go fora while to Rome, intends to prolong .his stay in Italy, and will soon return to Naples. He will probably go to Sicily as soon as tranquillity is re-established in that Island, " The reports circulated in the South of Ger many, of intended movements of the Prussian army, are wholly false. We know nothing of such Movements. All the regiments are in their garrisons, and no particular activity is perceived in the War department. " Respecting the military movements in Russia, many erroneous statements have been spread in Germany. We can state from good authority that the Russian Regiments of Guards have not moved from Petersburg and its environs, nor have any orders to that effect been Issued. The Grand Russian Army of Reserve near Witepsk, of which the Guards were to be a part, is there fore a mere fiction. It is true, indeed, that in Lithuania, Volhymia, Podolia, &c. some move ments of the Russian troops have taken place. " The Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia still remains with his Consort in the midst of our Royal Family. If' the weather remains favour able, and the warm season should pet in early, they will go at the end of May, or sooner, to the baths of Ems, but first pay a visit to the Grand Duke's Sister, the. hereditary Grand. Duchess of Weimar. " 4 NAPLES, APRIL ( M. — Accounts from Palermo of the sth say,—' Tumminelli de Lucea and some other Ex-deputies to the Parliament having arrived here, were immediately placed in the Castle, as well by a. way of precaution as to Pro tect them against the insults of the people. Some ' indication of dis Order arnang the Militia and the populace were suppreSsed in their very origin.' " FIiANKFOkT.MAY SaltonGovernnient has just established a very tig6rouS censorship of all works printed in that Kingdoni."—(Dutch Papers, May 16.) Since we received the above, a Ilamburgh Mail of the Bth inst. has reached us, of which the following are the contents : " Fnom WESTPHALIA, MAY 3.—lt iS fully confirmed that during the visit of the Prime Chancellor at Rome the Papal Bull s s were ob tained relative to the preservation of eight Archiepiscopal and Episcopal Sees for the Prus sian Monarchy, and for the new circumscription of the Dioceses. The Bishop's See in Prussian Poland is Gnesen, and Paren for the . Rhenish. Westphalia and Lower Saxon Province, Cologna on the Rhine. The Bish o p' s S ees are Breslow, Culm, Ermeland, Trenes, Munster, and Pader born. The last diocese, consisting oflittle more than the principality of that name, will be consi derably extended by the addition of districts belonging to other dioceses. The 8 new chap ters to be organised are to have the right to chuse their Bishops, and the persons elected will be confirmed by the Pope after the previous ca nonical examination. " HANOVER, MA Y 4.—His Majesty's Birth-day was celebrated yesterday, both at Court and in many private circles, with every mark of respect and affectionate loyalty. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge received the congratula tions of a numerous and brilliant Court. In the evening there was a splendid Ball and Supper at Montbrillant."—(llamburgh Papers, May 8.) We are still anxiously, expecting the arrival of authentic intelligence respecting the progress of the Insurrection of the Greeks. Many contra dictory reports still continue in circulation. We cannot, however, forbear to notice a letter from Paris, which appeared in a respectable Evening Paper of yesterday, because, though it is a letter evidently, and indeed avowedly, written on information loosely collected in conversation with some person said to have lately arrived from Bucharest, it is calculated to mislead, and to prejudice very . materially the cause of the unfor tunate Greeks, who have for so many years been the victims of the most savage and barbarous despotism. The writer of this letter tells us that the insurrection is a mere tumult, excited by one or two low persons for the 'sake of plunder, and that it will easily be quelled " by the arrival " of a" few thousand Turks in the principalities, " and the cutting off of a few heads, and Me " strangling of a few necks." We are sure that our readers will duly appreciate the probable veracity of a writer who can talk with such cold blooded levity of the murder of his fellow -creatures. For our own parts, we do not believe that there is the least truth in any one of his statements. With regard to the insurrection itself, it cannot, we apprehend, be very contemptible, since it has excited so much alarm, that the Turkish Go vernment thought it necessary, as we are told in the same paper, to arm the population of Con stantinople with such precipitation that the con sequences had been numberless• robberies and disorders. We do not profess to be acquainted with the private history of the individuals who have taken an active part in this revolt from Islamism tyranny, nor do we profess to know what will be its result, but we have heard from those who have resided in the country, and upon whose information we can rely, that if the Greeks are united and act upon one concerted plan, and under leaders of any military experience, there can be no doubt of the successful issue of this contest ; and we think it requires some better testimony than that of an anonymouS writer, who professes to be merely the collector of information loosely dropped in conversation, to vilify and destroy the character of an individual who has attained the rank of. a General in the Russian service, with so much distinction for bravery and officer-like conduct as YPsILANTT. We have, however, the satisfaction of thinking that there are - few in. this country who will allow their party feelings so far to influence their judgment as to induce them to believe such statements merely because they spring front a particular source ; and indeed, with regard to the letter it self, we believe that it was not intended to convey any information upon the state of Greece which may be relied on, but merely to express the wishes of its writer, who is perhaps•one of those men who, to flatter the great and powerful, are assiduously propagating the idea, that there is no Government worth living under but a military despotism ; and who would gladly see the in fluence of Turkish systems and principles ex tended to Great Britain. We are sorry to find by the last dispatches *rom India, that the Sepoys ha,ve not supported he character for valour and firmness, which they had so long and so deservedly acquired. The operations of the force under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel the lion. 1. . STANHOPE, in the Province of Okamundel andin the reduction of the fort of Dwarka, were, as we yesterday stated, completely successful. The expedition against the pirates in the Gulf of Persia was un happily not attended with success, and the rea son perhaps is, that there was not a sufficient pro portion of European troops among the Sepoys to direct and animate the efforts of the latter, and there is reason also to believe that they suspected they were the victims of treachery, 'and gave way to despair. However, we trust that the piratical Arabs have only a short respite, and that another expedition has perhaps by this Gale inflicted signal justice upon them, and put an end to their depredations and cruelty. Captain THOMPSONS account of this unfortunate expedi tion does honour to his character, and his pru dent concealment of the names of the two Ofli cers,who deserted their men, while he took" care to communicate their conduct to the proper quar ter, places his character still higher in approba tion and esteem. THE CORONATION is positively •fiwced for tile 16th Of JULY, and we understand that the usual proclamations are about to be issued to that cited-, P 0 E T It Y. TO THE EARL OF COVENTRY I ANSWEE TO AN INVITATION. BY JCIIN TAYLOR, Esq. My Lord - , on Sunday, if I'm abE , , I'll join you: hospitab:e Indifrrent to all other fare, lii sure to find good humour thne; Bons who in sense and wit abound, Such as elsewhere are seldom_ found, Daughters, in manner and in miud, Accomplish'd, elagant, refin'd ; A:noble Dame, who, all must say As courteous, sensible, and gay ; A Father fond of classic lore, But fond of worth and genius more; A Scholar and a Poet toO, A subject loyal; patriot true ; With guests in whom they all rejoice, The polish'ci GII±SLEY; sprightly 80rc7.:; And others wl:orn the. Muse could name, high deiext, well,known to fame ; And last a Chaplain, mild and grave, An humble friend but not a slave. Society like this to share Who would not eagerly repair A trite old adage many fear; But all would fain fulfil itlere, Uniting in the wish with me Oft to'be " sent to CovEN-Tnr." IMPROMPTU. " Get me this Rov'rrign ehang'il," said . .TAC Shrewd Bon, resolv'd to have a fling, Cried, " What in loyalty gone back ! " X tfrouglit you'd never cliange your Klieg." 11: S. REGISTER OF FASHION. The Duke of Devonshire gave another Concert on Thursday evening at Devonshire House, .on the same grand scale as the preceding. one. The whole range of apartments were most bril liantly illuminated. The company began to arrive abOut ten o'clock ; the - concert commenced at eleven. There were nearly 500 persons of the first distinction and fashion' present. The Marchioness of Salisbury issued cards of invitation yes terday for a rout on the ;33d instant, at her house in Arlington- street. Baron Langgdorir, the Resident Minister of Baden .and . llesse,•has left town for the Continent. Lord and Lady G. H. - Catndish are arrived at Burlington house,- Piccadilly from their seat, Latirnersi Bucks. Lord Rivers left town yesterday for his seat, Ha - re Park, NeWinarlet. Lady C. Strutt's rout on Thursday evening, in Great Cum. berlandrplace, was numerously and fashionably :molded. Sir A. Hume, Bart.'s rout on Thursday evening, in Hill. street, Berkeley-square, was attended by upwards of ?,00 dis, tinguished fashion Ables. Silt J. REYNOLDS. The attention of the Amatenrs arid Professors of Art was yesterday engaged by the very interesting sale Mr. CHRISTIE'S; of the Work:.; of Sir JosnuAllEywomos. which-were in the possession of ,his niece, the late Marchioness 7 of Thomond.—Many exquisite specimens of other Painters were also disposed Of - by the hainmer. These formerly 'were part of the famous collection of Sir J. Reynolds, supposed to be (if not the most extensive) the most unique in ilurope. The paintings lay_.Sir Josinia Reynolds himself; fetched generally excellent prices. A Portrait of Mrs: Hartley,. the actress, as Jane more, (an _tifinis!ied picure),. was disposed of at £l3. is. 6d. • 'The infant St. John with a lamb, 72 guineas. Study of an Old Man's Head, 28 guineas. A Portrait of Sir J: Reynolds, . with a book.—This picture excited an extraordinary degree .of attention throughout the auction room. The purchase of it Was warmly contested by Earl Mulgrave and a private Gentleman, and the value offered mounted with amazing rapidity. It continued to be contested several times after the auctioneer had suppoled the bargain closed. At last his Lordship obtained it for 234 guineas.' Sketch of the Head of Mrs. Siddons, for the large picture of this actress as the TRAGIC MUSE, 11 guineas. A small whole-length (about eight inches high) of a Noble man ; a copy by Sir J. Reynolds, by Van Dyke, 52 guineas. Portrait of the Mon. Mrs. Stanhope, 40 guineas. Sketch for St. Peter, 10 guineas; - A . small Landscape, one of the few performances of Sir Joshua in this line, 64 guineas. • - A Child's Head, rather leF.s than life, 37 guineas. A Head of Mrs. Rainsford, in a hat and white feather, 55 guineas__ _ - An alderly Man seated in • a chair, called Resignation, 125 guineas. Portrait of Lady Hamilton, 202 guineas. - Portrait of himself in spectacles, not so excellz.nt as many of the others, 100 guineas. View from`Richmend Hill, 155 guineas. The Girl and Kitten.- This picture, whether from the ma terials used by Sir Joshua', or the effect of the sun upon it, has been nearly destroyed ; nevertheless it fetched 295 guineas. Portrait of the Hon. Mrs. Stanhope, 100 guineas. Portrait of a Female drawing, 101 guineas. Portrait pf Mrs. Hartley as a Bacchante, with an infant on her shoulder, 290 guineas. „ Portrait of a young Girl with a scarlet muff; 255 guineas. The Gipsy Fortune-teller, well, known by the print, 240 guineas. _. The Piping Shepherd Boy, with his dog in the back ground, a landscape and a flock of Sheep. Tins p ic t ure d oes not exten d below the hips of the boy-410 guineas. great number of Noblemen, patrons of the Art, attended this sale - there were also present, Sir T. Lawrence, who de., seriedly fills the Chair of Reynolds, an d several Members of the Royal Acadey. We cannot forbear congratulating the country on the result of the late examination of the foun dation of the piers of London Bridge, by ivhich the evidence of Mr. CHAPMAN, before the Com mittee of the House of CommonS', is confirmed as to their capability of supporting arches of a greater span; and we trust that it will lead to the adoption of the plan suggested by that gentleman of altering the present structure, so as to enlarge the water-way, of the Bridge, which will com pletely remove the existing nuisances ; instead of a plan which was warmly recommended of erect ing a new bridge, as the latter would be attetided with numberless inconveniences, arising from the protracted obstruction of the passage over the present bridge,and a heavy expenditure of money, at a period when the aountry is ill able to meet it. His MAJESTY, it is said, has announced his in tention to make Buckingham House his town re sidence in future. The defective state of the foundation of Carlton-House, and the superior advantages of more open air and extensive grounds possessed by the latter, are the causes of the change. The persons, male and female, attached to the Court, who occupy St. James's Palace, have, in consequence, received notice to quit, in order that the fine suite of rooms which it contains may be fitted up for the holding of Levees, Drawing-rooms, &c. now held At Buck ingham House. The house at present occupied by the Count LIEVEN, in. Harley-street, will be sold imme diately after the departure of his Excellency for St. Petersburgh. It was purchased by the I.us sian Government as a permanent residence for the Embassy, but it is small and inconvenient for such a purpose, and a more commodious one is to be prepared immediately. FOR TIIR SUN. NATIONAL ScIfOOLS. Ma. EDITOR—hi the report of the proceed, ings of " the British and Foreign School Society" i n an evening Paper of zekerday, 1 find ,the folloWing remarks on .the conduct of TUE NA TIONAL ScnooLs 'attributed to His Royal High ness the Duke of Sussgx. Not knowing from whom this report proceeded, and which is in :3orrt' e measure confirmed by the repOrt of the same meeting, in your own Paper, 1 am induced to believe, that words have been attributed to His Royal Highness, which he never uttered-- for I cannot suppoSe that he would, under any cir 'curnstances, have made such an attack on the dis tinguished individuals who are entrusted with the management of the National Schools --but more especially in their absence—yet it appears from the evening Paper referred to, that " His Royal _Highness observed that he had never advocated a contracted system of education : he saw no reason for doing that in detail at home, which Was done generally abroad.—(Great.applause.)— For these and other reasons he had NOT sup ported the NATIONAL Schools ; and he shou Ids withhold his .support until lie was satisfied .-that all the sums appropriated to the education of the chit &CH of the national church mere duly applied.- = - Nevertheless, he respected the national schOols, and wished them success." I shall defer, until another opportunity, my observations on this attack on the administration of the funds of the National Schools —convinced that the public will disregard it, and consider it as a most unjustifiable attack on the Lay and Clerical Members of the several NATIONAL Schools throughout the Kingdom. A SUBSCRIBER to the SOCIETY in BART LETT'S-BUILDINGS, and also to several BIBLE SOCIETIES. Richards's CofFee-house, May 18, 1821. SHIP NEWS. PEAL, MAY 18.--Wind W.—Carne down from the River and sailed, with the whole of the outward-bound, the Jahn Barry, Dobson, for New South Wales; Cane Grove, Thomp son, for St. Vincent's ; Elizabeth, Carr, for Berbice ; Glatton, Henry; for llonduras ; and Integrity transport, for Waterton!. Arrived and remain the Euxine, Hann, from Rio Janeiro for Ihrabtirgh. LYMINGTON, MAY 18.—The Purser of the 11. C. ship Warren Hastings, Larkins, landed here last night with dis-. patches ; she sailed from China the 7th of January, and from St. Helena the `...16th of March : she spoke on 2'...1d of Jannary, in the Straits.of Sunda, the American ship General Hamilton, from Amsterdam for China, out 104 days ; on 27th January, in lat. 8. 10. S, long. 104. 19. E. the Mary Ann, from Batavia for London ; 7th March, iu.lat. 35. ,50. S. long. 21. 36. E. the Cerberus, from Bengal for London. • PORTSMOUTH, MAY B.—,Wind N.—Sailed the Rochester, Sutton, for Madras and Bengal; Regent, M'Dougal, for Ber, bice ; Calypso, Jenkins, for Alirarnichi; Edgar, Swiney, fOr Jamaica ; Zephyr transport, for Cork ; Fox and Caroline transports, for Plymouth ; Hawkesbury, Hunter, for St. John's, ,N.B. ; and Loyalty; Eldridge,. for Antigua. LIVERPOOL, MAY 1 7.--Arrived the John Taylor, Atkin s son, from Calcutta ; sailed 10th January, and from the Sara Heads- 23d ditto; passed Ascension Ist April, and spoke the ship Ben Johnson, of and for London, from the Cape of Good Hope. PLYMOUTIr, MAY 17,—Wind S. W.—Arrived the Tamar, from Landon for Bio Janeiro ; the sloop Fortune, Badcock, from this port. for Falmouth, was towed in here this afternoon by a' cerdsand Pilot boat, having carried away her mast off the Loo Island. The wind being easterly the early part of the day, the whole of the outward-bound sailed, except the Dutch ship Franklin, lanwlcn, Mat 18.—Arrived the Lord Nelson packet, with a mail from Ilamhurgh. • FALMOUTH, MAY 16.—Wind S. W..--Arrivecl off the port the Waterloo, Fairholm, from Leghorn, amd sailed for Stand. gate Creek. The Company's ships Duke of York and War Ten Hasting 4 arrived off Portland yesterday. The Warren Hastings left China the sth January,' and St. Helena the 26th illarch.—The Duke of York left China the 12th January, and St. Helena the Ist April. The day previous to her leaving St. Helena, the ships General Hewitt, Marchioness of Ely; and Lady Camp, Led arrived there, Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER, honoured Drury-lan e Theatre with their presence last night. On Thursday the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, the Duchess of KENT, Prince L`RNEST lloltr.NLon LANOENI3OURG, and a select party, dined with Prince LEOPOLD at Marlborough House.--Xeiterday morning the Duke- and. Michels of CLARENCE and the Princess AUGUST 4 left town for Bushy Park. In the evening their Royal Highnesses returned to town. Yesterday the Earl of LIVERPOOL had an au dience of his MAJESTY. The Duke of YORK transacted military busi. ness with his MAJESTY yesterday; THE A R MlL—The East and West Kent Regiments of tia assembled on Tuesday (15th instant) for the purpose of being trained and exercised, the former .at Canterbury, and the latter at Maidstone. In consequence of the many ihiser.: tions 911 their last assembling, a heavy ballot has just coC.. eluded throughout the county to fill up the vacancies, andfrom the caution observed in the selection of men as substitutes, the regiments have mustered much stronger than last year.-2 . We could wish that every county . would adopt the plan of Lancaster ' which raises th e mili t i a b y b ounties instead nf ballot; and which mode is found the least expensive to the County.— Each volunteer receives, on being sworn in, 2 g-uineas.-oCent Alas. SroaAct.—This Lady, who had reach ed a very adVanced life, closed her earthly career at her apartments in Michael's -place, 13rompton, on Sunday last.. She was the sister of the celebrated Doctor TRUSLER, who was one of the most industrious and useful writers and compilers of his time. Mrs. STORACE was mother of the late STEPHEN STORACE, whose merit will always keep his .name high hi - musical estimation, and mother also of Signora STORAGE, who as a singer and an actress acquired ( on3i derable reputation, and eminently contrOuted to the amusement of the public in several coun tries. Mrs. STORACE, who has just paid the debt of nature, was a woman of great knowledge of life, And one of those characters of plain, open, blunt sincerity of • which • the refinements of modern artifice and hypocrisy have left but few examples. She was taken ill on Thursday evet. ing, and died on Sunday morning in the arms of her friend Mrs. CoozE, apparently without