The Sun. — London, England, 1822-04-04 00:00:00

The to and mane- owns), ;rS, to f this o pre- ppear, know- ountry ployed pau- action, lanical ►unt of ;Featly lie Da- plus of ) carry extent t plea- pity to ILLIAM ry and in the of the ed not f Fac r DIN- or this Ind we lection y some coun- of less Lnd uu , nrolled dedin lignant 1, wise, ords of tly ap- at the Id suc- .abOflt .to be become vacant by the appointment of Mr. IiNOWLYS to the office of RECORDER. One of the members admitted the Learned Gentleman to be a sound Lawyer, but " deprecated all idea of making the question . one of PARTY FEELING." Another observed, "that from the nature of his pro fessionalpractice, he (Mr.D.) could not be suppos ed to be well versed in questions so exclusively confined to the City of London." Mr. DENMAN, in a letter from Warwick, addressed to Mr. OLDHAM, declared his readiness to accept the appointment. Now, though we admit the legal qualifications, and intellectual powers of Mr. DEN`MAN, can it be said that he is not a Party man and if so, is it proper that the great Metropolis of the British Empire, the Emporium of the Would, should; in any man ner, lend itself to the support of Party ? Every member. of the Common Council, which may be considered as the representation of that great City, as the House of Commons is the representation of the country at large, should feet the dignity of the Body to which he belongs, and not give his support to any candidate who may be distinguished for his attachment to party, Whatever may otherwise be his abilities or his knowledge. No—the dignity, the honour, the parity, of the City, are deeply involved in the ensuing election. We find by the public Jour nals, that Mr. CURWOOD has offered himself as a candidate for the Vacant office. This gentleman has deservedly risen to a high rank in his pro fession as a Barrister. He is possessed of Classical attainments, as well as of legal know lege and experience ; he comes forward Without the least tinge of PARTY, and his " talents and political integrity" amply qualify him for the situation. And here we may pay a just tribute to the memory of Mr. FLADGATE, a gentleman of extraordinary talents and con spicuous rectitude, who was a zealous pro moter and supporter of Mr. CURWOOD'S pro fessional pursuits, and of so pure a character himself that he consulted only the interests of his clients, and the justness of their claims.—i Mr. CURWOOD, therefore, comes forward with high pretensions, and as no other candidate of superior merits has advanced, we hope that the Common Council will feel the importance of its station in the eyes of the country, and that we may safely " prophecy the election lights on" Mr. CuRWOOD, a man untainted by party, justly respected in his profession, and highly esteemed for his private character. IRELANn.—By the intelligence from the Coun ties of Cork and Limerick, it is painfully evident that the ferocious and tumultuary spirit of the Peasantry remains unsubdued. Outrages of an atrocious character continue to be committed and numerous attempts have lately been made to Obtain possession of fire arms. The system of flogging, burning houses, maiming or destroying cattle and sheep, and compelling individuals to quit their farms, continues. We do not think it necessary to recapitulate the particu lars of these disgraceful affairs. There is a ,similarity in the circumstances attending them, Which renders the recital as uninteresting and tedious as the reflections to which they give 115 e are melancholy, and as the anticipa tioos which spring frot them are alarming.- -At the Special Sessions, in Cork, on Thursday last, forty magistrates of the county were present. Five persons were tried under the Insurrection Act, and acquitted. On the following day, four Were tried, and also acquitted. At the Special Sessions at Rathkeale, on the 28th ult. eleven Were tried and acquitted ; and on the 29th one was acquitted and two found guilty.—These kirnerous, acquittals prove that the extra qdinary powers conferred by the Insurrec teetioa Act are exercised by the Magistrates With the greatest caution, forbearance,' and hu- By. far the greater number of the pri soners are proved to have offended against the . I ti ttter of the Act, by being found out of their wellings, or otherwise disorderlyunless ther e are also strong circumstantial presumptions, ' 3l ' absolute proofs, of criminal intentions or cri- Noal conduct, the Magistrates most mercifully .give the prisoners the full benefit of every doubt 14 their favour, and acquit them. The chief organ of Party this day, quoting ',,, r om another rancorous pa r ty p r i n t, ca ll e d The ` S cotsman, says," At present we must waive all %sideration of the blackening and blackguard s ystem of desperate or corrupt men"!!!—lt ‘puld be more for the credit of both of th e ournals alluded to, if they would make this 64 sideration a general rule of action, and not an d it on the present occasion to a particular, we may add, perhaps, a solitary instance. CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. thYvio private expresses have been from Paris during 3 forenoon, the first quoting the Renteron Monday at 87f. DJ., and the latter at 87f. 40c. being a decline of from l? . ; to 2 1 3 J cent, on the Saturday's quotations. Two reasons only can b a 4 leged for this fall--either that the current report of distur be-'ces in France is true, or that Russia and Turkey have not 4 , e n able to settle their differences amicably. Many rumours 1 1 ,, e in circulation ; but as nothing is known publicly, they are 41' worth repeating. The funds here felt the effect of the de for'ne in Paris, and a general panic for some time existed. Consols 4 , 1 , the April account, which opened at 79 g ,b fell to 79 th e Wore a gloomy appearance. They however rallied before t i c lose, and the last price was 79 g It was reported that th ° :".,ern. ment had received dispatches from Lord Strangford of b e : Ith March, stating, that the three great points in dispute eh;'wlzt Russia and Turkey had been settled, and that his Lord hip had great hopes in a few days to communicate that all the . (0 1) °,e points were arranged. This rumour had an effect on the R ,,ck Exchange, though no gentleman connected with Turkey ve it the slightest credit. The foreign securities also expe peerliced a depression, and even the Spanish bonds fell one half Wks cent —ln French Fives nothing could be done, and no price s er lt quoted._-Money continues very scarce ; but when the pre ividends are paid, it will again be plentiful, and the Spa -o_4, securities are likely to be dearer, should no political event o ccur to alter the present state of Europe. 1,, It is whispered in the gossipping circles of w a shion, that a certain M ar chion e ss begins to ane in her influenc e , an d th a t an I r i s h C oun t e s s elsoon likely to s uc c ee d t o a ll th e h onours o f e vatedfar our iti sm. tit yesterday a Court of Directors was held at e East India House, when Lieutenant-Colonel ph4iLXANDER WALKER, of the re ti re d li s t, wa s ap ointed Govern or o f S a i nt H elena. C apta i n th ' e Mr. ALDHAm was sworn into the command of extra ship Astell, consigned to Madras and "engal. 8 sailed after the Neve, he has suf- er having :tely de- s will be ejoice to dist The Report, luestion, 1 Report I reduc- Report Y point- only to Report_ too cau- e it. At lent and prac- from a , navy, 'eriorate .rs, and rds an- ad pre- with ne- r.s, that, lirected labou'r. e found iffering, , 011 1 (OE !xpresi mption, paid to üblica- t every portant :ultural :atedly that it in the .dion of of pro- he rea I d until vain to her for te peo 'tat the ver be ss tha odities ly °b lot be of la- iarket, e sums FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Lady Laura Fitzroy and Lady Isabella Fitzroy, at the Duke of Grafton's, in Piccadilly ; Lady Arden and Miss Perceval, in St. James's-place ; Lady Harriet and Miss Chichester, in Great Cumberland -street; Lady and Mr. Apreece, in South street, Park-lane ; Lady Bridget and Miss Bouverie, in %Vim pole-street ; Colonel and Mrs. Patterson, in Baker-street ; Vis countess Cremorne, in Stanhope-street, May-fair ; Mr. and Lady Emily Drummond, in Grosvenor-place ; Major Barring ton, 91st Foot, at the Hyde Park Hotel, Oxford-street, from Scotland ; Captain Sherriffe, R.N. at ditto, from Reading ; the Rev. James Murray, at ditto, from Reading David Maclaurin, Esq. at ditto, from Cheltenham ; John La.touche, Esq. at ditto, from Hertfordshire ; Sir James Mackintosh, at Fenton's H otel, St. James's-street, from his seat in Hcrts; Capt. Schoenberg, R.N., at ditto, from Brighton. DEPARTURES.--The Marquis and Marchioness of Lans downe, on a visit to Mr. and Airs. Hope ' at their 'seat, Deep Deane, near Dorking, Surrey; Earl Whitworth and the Duchess of Dorset, for their seat, Knole, Kent; the Earl of Essex, for Lis seat, Cashiobury Park ; Viscount and Viscount ess Cranbome, for Hatfield ; Lord Eardley, for his seat, Bel vedere, Kent ; Lord and Lady Amherst, for Montreal House, Kent; General Dorrien, from 'Jordan's Hotel, St, James's street, for his seat, near Chichester; T. S. Gooch, Esq. M.P. for his seat, Branfield Hall, Suffolk. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Yesterday the Duke of Devonshire gave a sumptuous enter tainment to a large party of distinguished personagek t at his seat, at Chiswick. Yesterday the Earl of Liverpool gave the Cabinet dinner AI Fife House. Yesterday Count and Countess Lieven entertained a large party of distinguished foreigners and others, with a sumptuous dinner, at their residence in Harley-street. ST. ANN'S, ALDERSGATE, KENT AND SURREY CHARITY. Yesterday the Anniversary Dinner of this excellent Charity was held at the London Tavern, where upwards of two hub dred of the most respectable Gentlemen sat down to a sump tuous dinner. At a little after six o'clock his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex entered the room, accompanied by the Hon. Washington Shirley, and most of the City Aldermen. After the cloth was drawn, the usual ;patriotic toasts were ' drunk, and the accompanying songs and anthems sung in great style by Air. Broadhurst, and several other eminent vocalists ; after which the Royal Chairman gave—" The City of London, and the Trade thereof."--Glee, Ye Gentlemen of England, that live at home at ease," was sung with great effect. The Royal CHAIRMAN then rose, and called the attention of the Meeting to the objects of this Charity, and said it afforded him great satisfaction to perceive that the number of its supporters who came forward to celebrate the anni versary of this, was much greater than that of the patrons on the former year. It afforded him great satisfaction, as it was a proof of the increased prosperity of this ancient Charity. He called it ancient, because it had existed now for nearly a century and a quarter, and was the parent So ciety from which nearly all the Charitable Societies in the Metropolis had, from its example, emanated. That such -a Society, which did not confine the exercise of its benevolence to any particular parish or district, but required only that the pa rents should be indigent, to entitle the objects to admission ; —that a Society, with such extensive objects, should sub sist amongst the numerous local Societies which had the strongest claims upon the funds of the charitable, was a sufficient proof of its excellence ; but that it had gone on increasing stamped its superiority, and satisfied him of its continued success and prosperity. His Royal Highness con cluded by saying that he felt most warmly for this charity, on account of its having been the one which gave rise to all the others that met the eye wherever they turned, and which did honour to the City. His Royal Highness alluded to the cir cumstance of one of the objects of the Society having so far prospered in the world as to enable him to become an active contributor to the funds of that Charity from which he had re ceived his education. His Royal Highness then proposed, " Success to the Charity of St. Anne, and may its objects be come contributors." The toast was drunk with three times three. A procession of the children, whose fine appearance'did ho nour to the conductors, then went round the room, and one of the little boys delivered a 'well-written poetical address, the production of Mr. C. Corbould. The Royal Chairman made a most feeling address to the children, which, from its manner, must make an indelible impression on all those who heard it. The health of the Royal Chairman was drank, and he re turned thanks. Aldermen Atkins and Thompson severally addressed the meeting, as did also Sheriffs (karratt and Venables, and several gentleihen of eminent philanthropy. The Meeting continued together until a late hour, in the ut most conviviality, and a large subscription was made. MARRIAGE IN' niGH LIFE.-Mr. Pym, second son of Mr. Pym, M.P., will, in a few days, lead to the hymeneal altar Miss Gambier, niece of Admiral Lord Gambier. Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Pym entertained the parties and their friends with a sumptuous dinner, at their residence in Wimpole-street. Sir BENJAMIN BLOOMFIELD, it seems, had been upwards of twenty-five years in the service of his Royal Master, and enjoyed a much higher order of confidence than was ever possessed by the de parted Gentleman usually denominated " JACK PAYNE," or the late Colonel M'MAnoN ; and it is said, besides, that his employment was of a much more respectable description. The loss, therefore, must be a subject of regret on both sides, from whatever • cause it has arisen. We learn, however, that the Baronet is to attain the honours which he had solicited—a proof that his conduct is considered to have been such as renders him fully deserving of them. Sir RONALD 6RAWFURD FERGUSON, K.C.8., las resigned his Commission as Deputy Lieu- tenant of the County of Fife. It is not true, as stated in some of the news papers, that no fatal duel has taken place in Scotland since Sir GEORGE RAmsAy's in 1790. — Mr. Livingston shot Mr. Booth in the neigh bourhood of Aberdeen, about 1804. In 1810, Surgeon Cahill, 25th Foot, shot Captain Ruther ford, at Haddington ; and was afterwards tried for murder before the High Court of Justiciary, when the Jury, by a plurality of voices, found Mr. Cahill—" Not Guilty."—(Scotch Paper.) . _ In one of the late debates in the French Chamber of Deputies, M. de BONALD referred to a curious expression which BUONAPARTE bad used respecting the difficulty of governing the French :—" How," said the late Emperor to M. de FONTANES, " how is it possible to govern a nation which reads Voltaire and Rousseau ?" J. H. SMYTH, Esq., one of the Representatives for the University of Cambridge, is detained at his seat, near Wakefield, by a very serious indis position, which is likely to prevent his attendance in the House for some time. A furious conflict is said to have taken place in Pampeluna between the troops and the citi zens, which lasted several hours, and in which forty or fifty persons on both sides perished. TANDVM 111Aicit.—Mr. -R. HouLsT ow's match for fifty guineas, to drive a tandem 15 miles in one hour, and to trot the first seven miles, took place yesterday, over a four mile fiat, on the Bromley road. The horse did the first four miles in 18 minutes and 22 seconds, and the other three in 14 mi nutes 8 seconds, leaving► 27 minutes for the eight miles gallop. The horse did the eighth mile in 3 minutes 10 seconds ; the next four in 13 minutes 12 seconds, and the remaining three miles in 10 minutes and 50 seconds, winning the match by 18 seconds. It was a fine performance, and the pacing of the horse at the gallop was a fine treat. Betting was 5t04 on ime. a . 0 v ~,,,,, QiA- , --_-Is.> . ,‘,:f t. ,,p'• .It , 1 )..• - 4. 4 * 't; t 1 44 - - - - - --- - OY ."" ( , 5r, 7 77 - ;-"--,- , ---,--- *--4,44 l' , I ' 41 . 111 2, - 0, - , ~,LWN r i• . POETRY. ON RETURNING TO MY BIRTH-PLACE. Sweet EDEN of my childish hours, From the wide world's tumultuous sea; Escap'd, I seek thy tranquil bowers, And feel at length that I am free. Here, as my shatter'd bark returns, Hope brightly looks on future years, The torch of health, relumin'd, burns, And memory smiles thro' all her tears. Thy long arcades,of woven leaves, Thy beechen bowers, o'erarching dark, The shadow of whose foliage waves Light o'er the silver, sunny bark. The murmur of thy soft cascades, Thy waters greenly, clearly bright, Thy thymy banks, thy lawns, and glades ; All—all are full of deep delight ! When shalli love a spot like thee ? Or, what can ever break a bond So twin'd by love and memory, So sweetly strong, so firmly fond ? Yet, 'tis not ev'n thy sweetest gales, That bear away my inward woe ; 'Tis not the fragrance of thy vales, That in its stead, can bliss below : It is, that thy belov'd retreat, Far from life's toilings, beaten road, Gives peaceful hours, and leisure sweet, To hold blest commune with my Gon ! • POACIIING.—" Stine weeks ago," says The Bury Gazette, a man, of the name of Crannis, was convicted in the sum of 151., for having been found on the bin& of Mr. Newton, of Elden, with three pheasants in his pockets, he being a person not qualified to kill game ; and for non-payment of the penalty, was committed to the gaol here for three months ; on his arrival at the prison, he was put into the receiving ward to be examin ed, as is the usual mode before admitted into the interior of the gaol ; he was left there alone nearly half an hour ; during the time he amused himself by drawing three pheasants upon the walls with a piece of charcoal, and writing under them the fol lowing lines ' : _ " I am a carpenter by trade, I never was encroaching, I had no work, no money, which made me go a poaching, Three hen pheasants I had got, and homeward I was m4king, Two fellows stopp'd me on the, road, so poor Joe was taken ; Then to the Justice they did bring me,with him I could not prevail, For my mittimus he did sign, and sent me off to gaol. The pheasants I should have caught, I have now left for store, And this summer, if they have luck, they'll breed plenty more, And as soon as ever the next season do come in, If I am alive, and not confined, I shall be ready to begin, And if that I am taken again, the money I will pay, For I shall never stand for money, while pheasants look so g ay. " JOSEPH CRANNIS, March, 1822. ' A GENUINE WIIIG.—The following anecdotes of the proud Duke of • SOMERSET, who lived in the reigns of Anne and' George 1., and,was one of the members of the Kit Kat Club, are truly characteristic of that heterogeneous compound of meanness and pride ; and the frequent union of domestic tyranny with the most high-flown notions of public liberty, so often exemplified in that most despicable of all poli tical characters—a thorough-paced Whig :--" On a quar rel with George I. the Duke threw up his appointment of Master of the Horse in a manner which sufficiently evinces the littleness of pride. Having commanded his ser vants to strip off the Royal and put on the family livery, he sent for a common dust-cart, and directed that all the badges of his office should he thrown into it; he then, followed by his re tinue and the aforesaid vehicle, proceeded to the court-yard of St. James's palace, and, after ordering the driver to shoot the rub bish, he stalked back indignantly to Northumberland House, ac companied by the same cavalcade in which he had left it. This petty and petulent spitefulness would have accorded far better with the spirit of some retail demagogue of the city, than a noble man, the lustre of whose aristocratical honours depended solely upon the preservation of the Majesty of that throne which he de graded himself by insulting. That his pride had little accord ance with English humour we need not be told. " Get out of the way," said one of his people to a countryman who was dri ving a hog along the path by which the Duke had to pass. Why ?' inquired the boor; 4 because my . Lord Duke is coming, 'and he does not like to be looked at,' rejoined the man. The clown enraged at the imperious manner in which the mandate was urged, exclaimed, but I will see him, and my pig shall see him too :' and seizing the animal by the ears, held it up be fore him till his Grace and retinue were gone by. Lady Char lotte Finch, his second wife, once tapped him playfully on the shoulder with her fan ; he turned to her with marked displea sure, and observed, " my first wife, Madame, never took that liberty, and she was a Percy." His two youngest daughters were accustomed to watch him, standing while he slept in the afternoon : one of them, overcome with fatigue, sat down ; the Duke awoke unexpectedly—he assured her that he should re member her disobedience, and accordingly left her 20,0001. less than her sister. The Concerts at Sheffield, ou Thursday and Friday last, at which Madame CATALANi performed, were well attended. We know not that a higher complinient could have been paid to her unrivalled talents, than was simply ex pressed by a blind musician in the gallery on Thursday night. While singing the beautiful air of" Angels e ver b rig ht an d fair," when she had uttered the line, " Take, 0 take, me to your care," " Aye,"` exclaimed the humble son of Apollo, " that they will, for they'll never let a voice like that go to the d—v-1." AN EASY AND EFFECTUAL RECEIPT FOR THE HEAL ! ING OF BURNS.—After being scalded or burnt in any way, apply cotton wool (prepared for spinning), as soon as possible, to the sore. Put it on thick, and so close as to exclude the air, and do not take it off till the burn is healed. If the cotton gets wet, more must be put above it; but none taken off. Should there be a blister, the water may be let out, by opening it at the under side, before putting on the wool. OR Saturday last, a smuggling lugger, named the Flying Fish, laden with about 1300 tubs geneva and brandy, and a considerable quantity of tea, tobacco, and snuff, was brought into Leith harbour. She was captured off Fair Isle, after a chase of three hours, by his Majesty's revenue cruizers Prince of Wales and Royal Charlotte, during which much nautical skill was displayed by Captain Oliver, of the Prince of Wales, and Mr. Henderson, of the Royal Charlotte, to prevent the escape of the lugger, which the crew endeavoured to effect by various inanamvres; but owing to the constant fire kept up by the cruizers, and they having closed upon her, she was compelled to surrender. It appears she was fitted out from i Flushing, was on her first trip, is perfectly new, and had on board a crew of 20 men, who did not surrender until nearly 40 shot had struck their vessel.—(Edinburgh Courant, April 1.) MARLBOROLTOWSTREET...-.-CURIOITS ASSAULT.--Yes terday Mrs. Armstrong., the wife of a person,in most respecta ble circumstances, appeared on a warrant before Mr. CONANT, charging her with assaulting a young female acting under an assumed name at the West London Theatre. The young woman stated that a few evenings since she was reciting publicly, and the defendant, who had stationed herself in the stage box, occasionally took opportunities of hissing the complainant, who, however, took no notice. On her quitting'the theatre, the defendant met her in the street, and immediately exclaimed aloud, " You hussey, how dare you attempt to assume my name ?" Sz..c. The young woman begged her ad versary not to make a noise in the street, and to call, if she had any thing to say, at her lodgings ; but the defendant ap pearing inclined to settle the business then,commenced a very energetic argument, and violently pinched the complainant's arms. This was the assault complained of. The young wo man concluded by observing, that she had lost a very lucrative theatrical situation through the defendant's absurd conduct. ' The Solicitor for the young woman said, that the origin of this affair was, that the plaintiff had taken the name of Arm strong, from having accepted the protection of the defendant's husband; but now she was earning her bread in an honest way, and had not retained the name of " Armstrong" with any intention of offending the defendant. The Magistrate ordered Mr. Armstrong to enter into his own recognisance of 501. for the appearance of Mrs. Armstrong at the Sessions. Su f folk _Agricultural Report for March.—We have been favoured with very fine and suitable weather for the various spring operations of the husbandman, and a good deal of coil' has been already sown in excellent order ; the earliest of which is up, and thriving as fast as the mildness of the season will enable it. The young plants of wheat are also growing well, and in general look strong and healthy. Turnips (where not removed) are doing harm to the land ; they are for the most part in blossom, and the best are worthless compared with MangelWurzel. Well stored Swedes are nevertheless extremely valu able at this season, and are a tolerable substitute for Mangel Wurzel, THE ARMY. ROYAL ARTILLERY.—A Return to an order of ,the House of Commons of the number of Officers brought from half-pay, on vacancies by death, dismissal, or otherwise, and not by ex change, in the Royal Regiment of Horse and Foot Artillery, and of Artillery Drivers, from 25th January 1816, to 25th January 1822, states— Colonel-Commandant Colonels Lieutenant-Colonels Major - 1 Second Captains 2 First Lieutenants 3 Second Lieutenants Captains - - - 151 Total - - 103 Mem.—All the commissions granted to the above Officers, were issued to the Officers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, there being no distinction, by the commissions, for the Horse Brigade, or for the corps of Artillery Drivers; the posting of the Officers to the same being subsequent, and depending upon the Master General. The following letter has been addressed by the Lord Lieu tenant of Suffolk to Colonel Edgar : " Wakefield Lodge, March 23. " My DEAR have the greatest satisfaction in hear ing from the Secretary of State for the Home Department of the alacrity which was shewn by such parts of the Yeomanry Cavalry, under your command, as were called upon to assist the Civil Power on the occasion of the late outrages and dis orders on the borders of the countyof Suffolk contiguous to Nor folk, and as I am desired by the Secretary of State to convey to the Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and Men, who ren dered their services upon the occasion alluded to, and particular ly to the troops under the command of Lieut.-Col. Ray, which, on a sudden call, cheerfully marched to a considerable distance out of their own county, and devoted two severe days' duties to that purpose, the high sense which he entertains of this proof of their zeal, as well as of the great advantages which were derived from their servic e s, and to assure them that he shall not fail to take the earliest opportunity of representing their conduct to his Majesty, so I am not less anxious that the respectable corps under your command should know, that, notwithstand ing the experience which I have had of their invariable good conduct upon similar, and upon all occasions ? , their alacrity on the present has increased that confidence which I have always felt in a corps so constituted, whether with reference to the esta blishment itself, or to the just and cool sense of the nature of their duties which belongs to, and has been shewn by, those who compose it. When such specimens as these are manifest ed of the true sense entertained by those who compose the Yeomanry Cavalry of the nature of their services, and that, to be effective, they should not only be discreet in the use of their power, but expeditious in repairing to the spot where their presence may be required, the establishment may be truly con sidered as a valuable aco uisition to the country ; inasmuch as through its zeal and goo. discipline, the regular force has been less confined during war, and in time of peace the occasional outrages of the deluded may be, as I hope in the present in stance, turned into salutary lessons to the individuals them selves who have been misled, and give confidence to all persons to defend their property, if attacked, from the assurance they will feel of a substantial and effective reinforcement being at no great distance from them, if required, in aid of the Civil Power. " I have the honour to be, my dear Sir, " Your faithful and obedient Servant To Lieut.-Col. EDGAR, " GRAFTON." Commanding Suffolk Yeomanry Cavalry. ROYAL NAVY. PROMOTIONS. Captains Sir Charles Burrard, Bart., and William James Mingay, to the rank of POST CAPTAIN. Lieutenants Di by Marsh, George Baker, George R. Lam• bert, Frederick W. Beechey, Henry P. Hoppner, Charles D. Acland, John Russel (B), Coote Hely Hutchinson, James Everard Home, and Hon. Montague. Stopford, to the rank of COMMANDER. Messrs. George Beaufoy, Frederick Stanley, Thom as Knowles, William H. Dunnett, Henry Smith (B), Thomas Phelips, John H. Huffam, Henry Graham, Charles G. Butler, Joseph Hamilton, George Hope, Arthur Welch, William Molyneux, Thomas Best, Charles Blair, and Thomas Ross, to the rank of LIEUTENANT. APPOINTMENTS. Captains—Andrew King, to the Active ; •William Holmes, to the Arab ; Percy Grace, to the Cyrene ; lion. R. Rous, to the Hind ; W. B. Suckling, to the Racehorse ; Peter Fisher, to the Ranger ; Jenkin Jones, to the Sappho ; Robert Gore, to the Satellite ; P. Ribouleau, to the Semiramis ; A. L. Corry, to the Topaze ; 'William Bowles, to the William and Mary, yacht ; C. J. Dashwood, to the Windsor Castle. LiEuTExawrs--W. St. A. St. John, to the Active ; Tho mas Ayle, to ditto; CharleaJ. H. Johnstone, to ditto; P. F. Hall, to ditto ; W. H. Martin, to the Albion ; Philip Justice (B), to the Apollo yacht; J. Lowry, to ditto; I. E. James, to the Arab ; 'W. A. Longmore, to ditto ; G. W. C. Courtenay, to the Cyrene ; G. Pigot, to ditto ; Nicholas Gould, to the Dwarf cutter; William Molyneux, to the Falmouth ; Henry Smith (B), to the Forte ; S. B. Peacock, to the Grasshopper ; D. Harrop, to the Helicon ; Joseph Hamilton, to ditto ; W. Radcliffe, to the Hind ; E. Webb, to ditto ; T. Phelips, to the Leander ; F. 'Wood, to ditto ; 0. Foley, to the Martin ; H. L. Richards, to the Owen Glendower ; the Honourable It. S. , Dundas, to ditto ; Thomas Ross, to the Pheasant ; W. H. B. Proby, to the Queen Charlotte ; James Faulknor, to the Race horse ; J. J. Mallock, to ditto ; James Drake to the Ranger ; J. P. Eyre; to ditto ; J. Pike, to ditto ; T. Fraser, to the Se vern ; H. P. D4cken, to ditto ; James 'Wheeler, to ditto ; J. G. Francillon, to ditto ; P. H. Mott, to ditto ; E. B. Westbrook, to ditto ; Thomas Willes, to ditto ; W. A. Dyball, to ditto ; S. Drury, to ditto ; William Lory, to ditto ; C. W. Ross, to ditto ; Thomas Best, to the Superb ; Arthur Welch, to the Tamar ; William Richardson (B), to the Surly cutter ; T. D. Stewart, to the Swan cutter George Read (A), to, the Vigi lant cutter ; S. E. Cooke, to the 'Windsor Castle ; William Walter (A), to ditto ; C. It. Milbourne, to ditto ; John Somer ville, to ditto._ _ _ .s'i/we/mg—Messrs. John Anderson (2), to the Active; Alex ander Baird, (Assist.) to ditto ; G. Roddam, to the Apollo yacht ; R. Scott, (Assist.) to ditto ; David Jamieson, to the Barracouta ; William Hamilton, to the Bulwark ; It. •Dick, (Assist.) to ditto ; William Burney, to the Clinker; Grif fith Griffiths, to the Confiance ; T. Marchant, to the Cyrene ; P. Millar, (Assist.) to ditto ; Gilbert King, to the Eurya lus ; Robert Williams (2), to the Gannet ; Robert V'il hams (1), to the Genoa ; Thomas Robertson, to the Glou cester ; 'William Cannon (Assist.), to ditto ; John Davis, to the Hind ; Harry Carter (Assist.), to ditto ; J. Has lam, to the Investigator ; Alick Osborne, to the Le ven ; Andrew Small - (Assist.), to the Liffey ; William 11I'Auley (Assist.), to ditto; John Hunter (Assist.) to the Northumberland ; John Liddle, to the Owen Glendower ; P. Comrie, to the Pyramus; John Pegus, to the Racehorse; David 'Wright, to the Ranger; William Watt (Assist.) to ditto ; William Gladstone, to the Royal George yacht ; James Gay, to the Severn ; William Aiken (Assist.), to the Surly cutter; James Hanna, to the Swan cutter; Cloud Browu (Assist.), to the Tribune ; D. Patton to the Vigilant cutter ; R. P. Hillyar, to the Windsor Castle ; Joseph Bassan (Assist.) to ditto. Pursers—Messrs. S. Wadland, to the Active ; Thomas God dard, to the Apollo yacht; Richard 'Williams, to the Arab ; G. Maber, to the Barracouta; William Reeve, to the Brazen ; W. Williams, to the Cyrene ; Joseph Bundock, to the Hind; J. Jones, to the Pyramus; James Curtis, to the Racehorse ; E. Bentley, to the Ranger; J. Goldsmith, to the Royal George yacht; J. Bell, to the Sera pis; J. C. Taylor, to the Surinam ; James Milner, to the Windsor Castle. MERCANTILE SIIII'I I I NG, &c. DEAL, Alum 3.—Wind N.N.W.—Came down from the River the Baltic Merchant, Harvey, for Quebec; Eagle, Coulson, do. ; Atlas, Watson, for Buenos Ayres ; Jack Tar, Lardlia, for Quebec ; Bengal Merchant, Brown, Madras and Calcutta ; and several others, particulars unknown. Remain in the Downs with the Severn frigate, and Good Czar, Smith, for orders. SEVEN o'CLocx.—Wind W. _ _ _ PLYMOUTH, APRIL 2.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the York Merchant, Hygmbotham, from Shields to Kochford, with loss of anchor and cable. Sailed the Columbus, Bisset, for Mira michi, supplied with anchor and cable; the Nile, for St. Andrews ; and Belsay Castle, for Quebec. FALMOUTH, APRIL 2.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Four Friends, and Robert and Thomas from London. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 3.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Liffey, for the East Indies ; and Richard, Wil liamson, for Demerara ; the last put back ; Thistle, Gibson, for Alicant. Passed up the Channel the ship Herefordshire, from China. There are few of our readers who have not a distinct remem brance of the circumstances attending the robbery of the Cus tom-house at Greenock, of a considerable sum of money, about four years ago, as they were developed before the High Court of Justiciary, on the trial of Murray Stewart, a tide-waiter at that port, who was accused of the crime, and narrowly escaped con viction. By a letter received in Greenock, from New York, dated the 22d January, we understand that this man, who had emi►rated to America, has been condemned to imprisonment for hfe, for breaking into the Asylum, and plundering it of 1400 dollars—thus putting a stop to his career of infamy, and rendering it no longer doubtful that he had perpetrated the for mer robbery for which he was acquitted.—( Greenock Paper.) PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL: 3. The Royal Assent was given by Commission to the Irish Five per Cents. Reduction Bill, the Malt Duty Repeal Bill, the Admiralty Quorum Bill, the Attorney and Solicitors' Regulation Amendment Bill, and to several local and private Bills.—The Commissioners were the LORD CUANCELLOii, the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, and Lord MELVILLE. Lord MELVILLE moved for copies of several of the Re ports of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Courts of Justice in .Scotland. On the motion of the Earl of LAUDERDALE, a Message was ordered to be sent to the Commons, to request a copy of the Agricultural Report. Mr. BitoGDEN, from the Commons, 'brought up the Inn keepers' Rates Bill, which was read a first time. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from James Bladen Ruspini, complaining of his having been improperly made a bankrupt, and praying that a l aw might pass to pre vent bankruptcies from being sued out by a creditor whose debt was less than 1001.—The Petition was ordered to be re ferred to the Committee on the Bankrupt Laws. AGRICULTURE. Lord ERSKINE presented petitions from certain Owners and Occupiers of Land in Kent, Wiltshire, and Gloucester shire. The Noble Lord said, that he had not expected any benefit from the Committee appointed by the other House, and had a few days ago in presenting a petition intimated his opi nion. He had since looked at the Agricultural Report which which had been laid on the table of the other House, and found his opinion confirmed. 'ln that report, however, a cause of dis tress was for the first tim e ex pli c i t l y state d , and the evil which' might arise from unlimited importation, with the present glut which prevails throughout Europe, pointed out. After refer ring to the existing law, the Committee say But for the purpose of obviating the dangers in which this law can hardly fail, sooner or later, to involve the cultivators of the soil, and in conformity to the reasoning contained in the Report of the Commitee of the last Session upon the-same sub_ jest, some material change must be contemplated; your Com mittee, therefore, cannot avoid suggesting, whether, under a full view of all the circumstances, it may not be the duty of Parliament to turn its immediate attention to the ruinous conse quences which must follow an unlimited importation and free sale of the surplus produce of the whole agricultural world, which is known at this time to be in a state of glut, at least equal to what prevails within this kingdom, no less impatient for, and unprovided with a market, with a commodity raised at much less charge than our own, which the proprietors would be ready to sell even at a considerable loss, rather than not dispose of it at all." After this striking description of the danger of farther dis tress from the existing law, he had looked farther into there_ port in the hope of coming at last to a remedy ; but he found no remedy at all, or worse than none ; for, after describing the danger to be apprehended from the law by which the ports are open at 80s. they propose to open them at 70s. He did not mean to say that he disapproved of that price, if proper regula tions were adopted ; but as proposed by the Committee, it af forded no protection.- Their Lordships could not do any thing in the way of relief without the assistance of the other House of Parliament; but it was in their power to prevent further mischief, and he therefore hoped they would reject any Bill which might come to them founded on such absurd prin ciples as those contained in the agricultural report of the other House. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that the Noble Lord had been referring to a document of which the House had no knowledge. Another Noble Lord (Lauderdale) who had just gone out as the Noble Lord who presented the Petitions entered, had moved that a message be sent to the other House for a copy of the Report, and as it was not yet before the House, all remarks upon it must be irregular. The Dublin Fever Hospital 13111, and the Receivers of Stolen Securities Bill, were read a third time, and passed.—Adjourn ed to Thursday, the 18th instant. II OUSE OF COMMONS. At a quarter before four o'clock the SPEAKER took the chair, and was immediately summoned to the House of Lords, to hear the Royal Assent given to certain Bills (for which see Lords.) PUBLIC DEBT. A person from 'the Bank of England brought up a paper, containing an account of the amount of the public debt, fundea, and unfunded, with the interest paid thereon.—(Ordered to be printed). _ COURT OF REQUESTS. Mr. C. CALVERT presented a petition from upwards of 1000 persons, residing within the jurisdiction of th e Court of Requests in Southwark, complaining of the excessive - rate of fees required to be paid by that Court, and praying that leave might be granted to bring in a Bill to amend the Act under which these fees were demanded.—Referred to a Committee to report if there is ground for bringing in a Bill. Mr. LYTTLETON moved for a Return of the amount of the Country Bankers' Notes, issued between the 10th October 1818, and the 10th October 1821, and also the number of Coun try Banks in England and Wales, which had taken out licences to issue notes, between the Ist January 1819, and Ist January 1822.—Ordered. Mr. H. BLAIR presented a petition from certain Scotch dis tiller's, complaining of the restrictions under which they labour ed, and praying that they might be placed on the same footing as the English distillers• DISSENTERS' MARRIAGES. Mr. W. SMITH presented Petitions from Dissenters from the Established Church, playing for relief from certain pro visions of the Marriage Act, from Kent, Tavistock, in De vonshire, Hackney and Chichester. The Honourable Gen: tleman stated that he had a plan of his own for the repeal of certain parts of the Liturgy relating to the marriage of Unitarians, which would in a very simple way relieve the Pe titioners. CATHOLIC PEERS. Mr. CANNING said, that in consequence of his having been frequently asked whether the motion of which he had given no tice for the 30th instant, was positive or conditional ; he rose for the purpose of stating that positively arid 'certainly he in tended to bring on that motion on the 30th a April. ng April. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. On the motion of the Marquis of LONDONDERRY it was re solved.that the House at its rising should adjourn to that day fortnight. AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. Mr. J. BENETT rose to present a Petition from certain Agriculturists in the county of Wilts, complaining of distress. He was of opinion that the agricultural interest was particu larly deserving of the assistance of Govermnent, from the sa crifices which it had made to assist in carrying on the war.— He was at a loss to know what the country would think of the wisdom of that House after reading the Report of the Agri cultural Committee, which proposed no measure for their re lief. The Committee said in their Report, that the English farmer had possessed the monopoly of the home market fcr three years, and inferred from this that the principle of mono poly was bad, and that the: prosperity of the Agricultural In terest should depend upon a sounder principle than that from which the system of protecting duties proceeded. He was a friend to the principle of a free trade, but he would contend that, in the present unnatural state of the country, it was im possible to have a free trade. If the country could throw ott' its enormous load of debt, it might then return to the princi ple of a free trade ; but until that were done, the restrictive system must continue, and the Agricultural Interest had as much right to derive benefit from it as the manufacturing or trading classes. By the removal of taxation only could the English farmer be enabled to compete with the grower of foreign corn._ He was not an advocate for what were called high prices. It would be better for the farmer to obtain one shilling profit out of a bushel of corn sold at six shillings, than to derive the same remuneration from a bushel of corn sold at ten shillings ; because, in the former case, the cost of produc tion would be less, and the article would find a readier sale.— He was convinced that the Report of the Agricultural Com mittee would spread a feeling of disappointment throughout the country. Landlords would now say, " We expected much from the Committee—we have received nothing, and we are lost." He knew this sort of language would be held in the country. He did not think that the situation of the country was so deplorable as some persons imagined, but it was neces sary to look our affairs in the face—to resort to effectual mea sures, and not to slight palliatives. He trusted that some of his Hon. Friends would not permit the subject to drop without offering their opinions upon it, lest it should be said that the country Gentlemen had neglected the interests of their consti tuents, and the House had turned a deaf ear to the complaints of the country. He moved that the Petition be brought up. Mr. ELLICE did not rise, as his Hon. Friend well knew, to oppose the Motion for bringing up the Petition, but for the purpose of doing that which he was anxious to have done on the night the Report of the Agricultural Committee was laid upon the table—namel, to draw the attention of the country to the measures of relief which Government and that Committee had proposed, in order that after the holidays the House might be put in possession of the expressed ()pinions of the country front one end to the other, on the subject of those measures. No doubt it answered the purpose of the Noble Marquis (Lon donderry) to deprecate any discussion at all with respect to the report. That advice was precisely in conformity with the line of conduct adopted by Government during the whole session. When the Agricultural Committee was appointed, he had ver. tured to express an opinion that the Committee was not insti tuted to inquire into the complaints of the Agriculturists, and