The Sun. — London, England, 1822-06-24 00:00:00

elfe' ra• rd ~,/ it y ,e Of ntin - one° bora Dss i,' rid.) ras ° ' aka idertv the 7 the rem g : tion g : soo°l4 50port0"„a of tion crat i° , Slate r n'O re , effe' , d , 9), i kers to ornit" . 1111' , ' o w Pt: t o rno i t t l e 1 in• c le Ar,, ti r p )le'" M , n 113,° - fio ; ct: 70-i .t. / c t :. • sec' ,- stOA C / : 6fta % irsdP l ige oce i etle°A fres h I rive per Cents.FßE FRENCH FUNDS.—JUNE 31. Opened at ' 91 f. 25 c. Closed at 9l f. 10 c. _ _ west 9l f. 1 c, Excha nge on London— Lo One Month 25 f. 5 5 c Three Months 25 f. 35 c, SW ri Oa", at the h e el r I w" to the sta tOi that a n ew regulation in the Military state of Fra nce is carrying into execution, and that move ments of troops, particularly of artillery, take Place in every other direction as well as towards the Pyrenees. ll ree‘rankfort Papers to the 16th inst. have been a elv ed• It app ear s, f ro m their contents, that r ecent sitti ng o f th e G erma nic Diet, at Frank- ' Pr e s "1, e the Danish. Minister, Count VON EYBEN, ntitte nted a Report, in the name of the Com a e ° lt the Commercial Relations of Germany, tI P : I ,, the notification made by the Directors of its nhenish West India Company to the Diet of establishment, accompanied with the following pr a ,_ J r the That th e Germanic Diet would be please d to ta k e no ti ce o f a , t _establishment of this Company, and to pass a Resolution orhc_vi tj,ng of th e o bj ect o f t h e i nst i tut i on ." ormnittee, in their Report, discuss at great ength the this e,tges of commerce generally, and the particular plan of det e ,,ZiPallv, which has been received with so mud' conh "Y the public, that, though it was founded only in March ek e ,' a s ufficient number of shares was subscribed to enable the Ci e , atlY to dispatch the first ship, at the commencement of 21,0t e stnt year, with a cargo worth 124,000 dollars (about g eed 1 .) bound for St. Domingo. This Cargo was composed of n ano f rotn the Rhenish Provinces, Westphalia, Silesia, Saxony, c - :' l3 ,, v er, Bavaria, Hesse, and 'Bohemia. f' here can be no dou'bt," ,observes the Report, " that the nr tri ,„ tiot, '`" Manufactures are equal, and in some instances supe. th e ' to those of the other States of Europe. The demand in IVeMotest countries of the globe, for the German woollen and alk` ti ro _ l uenufactur es is a proof of their superionty ; and it is en te ," 4ll tly evident that the German manufacturer.needs only oth e ' r ageMent and ' support, to be able to compete with those of p e t h nations." (;1411e Committee next argue upon the advantages of Trading Pa tiv it x iies, and give it as their opinion that this new Corn 2, eminently calculated to impart to the commerce and thOinetures of Germany, the beneficial impulse which is all tact r equisite'to their prosperity. Among its other advan .rt,? it secures to the Germans themselves the profits of the a zl ,o 4 ,„ng trade (estimated at 10 per cent. for the voyage out, h et :" Per cent. for the return), which 20 per cent. has hitherto 414,N -tied ean chiefly by English, French, Dutch, and even /4 " me: chants. Co e , c onformity with the opinion and recommendation of the . 4ioiittee the Diet resolved unanimously—" That it be sig. th a .,to the Directors of the Rhenish West India Company int e p` u e Diet of the German Confederation takes the warmest and in the establishment of this most useful institution, ob . th erishes the sincerest wishes for the success of its patriotic Ject.o t6 A Jamaica M a il, a r r i v ed this morning'; sailed 30 th April. We do not find the Papers c o ' Main any news of importance. C l i tarlest on P apers h ave b ee n received to the jo i : May. We have only room to give the fol ing extract : cc t CluaLEsToN, MAY 16.—8 y the schooner arrived yesterday, ten days from Cape portaYian, we learn that all was quiet ; the tem pary excitement, which had been some time Ir r 'cluced by the operations of some French Psels of war, in Samana, Bay, had subsided.- 4 . 1 " e National Guards, composed of all young ei et ;of the country, were in a high state of dis eine ; a review of about 6000 took place near d~ilcape Markets for American produce were - t.„ 4 The Irish Papers received this morning con -411 i_ e to present heart-rending descriptions of' the want and t a i ii 7 which afflict the peasantry. From official returns ob oe distress published b hatpine Cork Committed for the, relief of '''..ress, it appears 41:asand persons are in want of eloment and food ! To tee et this overwhelmirg amount of wretchedness, the Commit ha lave only a triflin g balance of a local subscription in the s of their Treasurer, which must very speedily be elc stetl—ln the surrounding country the distress is still oi. t severe than in the city.—Labour has fallen so much lio e val ue th , at mechanics, such as carpenters, masons, ar e Takers &c. who used to earn three shillings per day, th e thankful .for employment at five pence per day, on of ttablic roads !—We are sorry to observe that outrages, some tus e e „ t a of a very atrocious kind, are still perpetrated in v9zi are a ',", a jte,rs• The resident Gentry in the distressed districts the 1. 1 -- " v 'tY and laudably engaged in endeavours to mitigate rho,. °l- " , rs which surround them; but it is evident that their ; in s, even with the aid which has hitherto been afforded by att o :fmzaent, anti by the liberality of the British public, are thr elL Inadequate to the necessary effort for carrying the poor A this dreadful period of suffering. Ztt a k mercantile Letter, dated " Oporto, 14th of dent 82 2, states, that the price of Wheat at the present mo spetiesl3looB r., which admits the free importation of that aof Grain. A fall in price, however, rpay soon exclude It te ' e ,tierefore we think it would not be a safe speculation k liPments from any distant Country." t at r • MEREWETHER has published a very mode end sensible pamphlet on . Parliamentary 4 . ', ° , t re.—He has, however, most studiously i n ° l3 `ued touching on the subject of occasionality ci ° roughs, which rather surprises us, for it is .ear that if the same uniform mode or rule of t:nection prevailed in Freehold and . B . urgage u re Boroughs, as in counties and cities—the c lo se Boro ug h s i n a f e W y e ars would he thrown g;: " ) Witho u t i n t er f er i n g or altering in any de d:e the existing rights of Election in them. The is ctri ne contended for by Mr. MEREWETIIER Iv ! a t hat the anc i en t comm on law right of Election << 8 in the (C inhabitant householders resiants W ithin th e b oroug h s ," and that the term re s n F t u rgess" used in these places meant the R ,"ts . or inhabitants of them. It was, on this th ell4l , contended in the Petersfield case, that th ,- nhabit ants or B urgesses h a d a right, toge ,r I with the Fre e holders, to vote in the election I". l embers for that place, according to the reso th.len,ef the House of Commons in 1658—but l ap s Committee of Appeal, although they have i ii ' a g,elY extended the rights of the Freeholders inhabitants case, would not revive the, right of the u.abitants as Burgesses,. though the previous en lst ence and exercise of it stood uncontradicted t he Jou rna l s o f t h e H ouse o f C om mons. a Y esterday esterday hi s M AJESTY , the Duke of YORK, It the Princess AUGUSTA, attended the Chapel b ° Yal, St. James's. The lessons, &c. were read th Reverend Mr. WEBB; the Sermon was preachedsei, by the Rev. Dr. SATTERTHWAITE; the cc Bear ce was NARES in G. The anthem was my prayer," KENT, which was sung by th 4s ter GEAR and another young Gentleman of at e aPel Royal. Sir GEORGE SMART presided the the organ. The Duke of YORK accompanied JCING in his carriage on leaving the Chapel. earrethienformed there yet exists some doubt t w e s t W hether h e Right Hon. G. CANNING will go out t a k: ( 4 l ,la. If he should, Captain BRIGGS will at le command of the Jupiter, 60, now fitting Ivilll3rtnouth; and Captain G. A. WESTPHAL, commission the Eden, 26, at Deptford.— " urismouth Telegraph.) FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Lord Henry .Spencer Churchill, at the Hyde Park Hotel, from Cambridge; Capt. Bayward, 15th Hussars, at ditto, from Hounslow ; Captain Bay ward, Ist Life Guards, at ditto, from Windsor. DEPARTURES.—The Duke of Devonshire, for Ramsgate; the Earl of Fortescue and the Ladies Eleanor and Elizabeth Fortescue, for Devonshire ; Capt. and Mrs. Charles King, from Devonshire-place, for Ramsgate; Mrs. and Miss Philipps, from the Hyde Park Hotel, for Teddington ; Miss Manse', from ditto for ditto ; J. Johnson, Esq. from ditto for Scotland. FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS for the WEEK. THz5 EVENING.—The Duke of Wellington's Concert, Apsley House, Piccadilly ; the Codntess of Jersey's rout, Berkeley-square ; the Countess of Derby's Concert, Grosve nor-square ; the French Ambassador's grand entertainment, in Portland-place ; the Bishop of London's entertainmert, at Fulham Palace. !',o-stoemow.—Lady Murray's rout, in Wimpole-street. WEDITESDAY.—AImack ' s Ball. THURSDAY.---.The Countess of Hayrington's rout, Stable yard; St. Jamei's ; Mr. Greenwood's dejeune. Brompton Park; Lord and Lord Gwydyr's entertainment, in Piccadilly. VRIDAY.—Mrs. C9chrane's Ball, Portman-square ; the Earl of Darlington's entertainment to the Duke of York, St. Janies's- SlUare. SATURDAY.—Sir Charles Long, Baxt.'s entertainment to the Duke of York, liThitehall ; Lord Sydney's entertainment, in Grosvenorlsquare. SIINDAY.—The Marchioness, of Salisbury's conversazione, in Arlington-street. . . ~,,, a•. ~. 0 c .. ;: „. .4 . . 4, ~;,41;.; t ce-or - I'. ei - . e .,,,, 1 0.0, ,t , - • . .7 '' 0 ' ' Q./ -' ...• „' - -''''' ''' ' 1 * .S' ty/ ,‘ ' szt ---14 1 1,5 I(1 1104 , -, ROF ~, , t _. 1 44 , t t r ___.....3,--- FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Marquis of Camden entertained the Duke of Rutland and a large party at dinner yesterday at his house in Arlington street. • Viscount and Viscountess . Granville gave an elegant enter. tainment on Saturday to Lord John Thynne, Lord Howard de Walden, Sir J. and the Misses Copley, Mr. Wilmot, M.P., Mr. Montague, &c. at their house • in Bruton-street, Berkeley square. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdown entertained a select party of friends at dinner yesterday at Lansdown House, Berkeley-square. Lord and Lady G. H. Cavendish entertained a large party of distinction at dinner yesterday, at Burlington House, Picea- I dilly. Sir Watkins William Wynn, Bart., entertained a distin guished party at dinner yesterday, at his house ia St. James's square. The Earl of Darlington entertained a large party at dinner yesterday, at his,house in St. James's-square. Yesterday the infant son of Colonel and Lady Eleanor Low ther was baptized at their house in Bruton-street, Berkeley square, on which occasion they gave an elegant entertainment to a large party of distinguished personages. In the evening her Ladyship . had a large party of fashionables. INVESTITURE OF THE ORDER OF THE GARTER. The London Gazette of Saturday contains the detailed account of the ceremony of investing his DANISH MAJESTY with the insignia of the Order of the Garter. The Right Hon. A. J. FOSTER, the British Minister at the Danish Court, and Sir GEORGE NAT..En., officiated on this OccagOn, as the Plenipo tentiaries of his BRITANNIC MAJESTY. At the termination of the investiture the DANISH MONARCH, wearing the en signs of the order, gave an audience to the Plenipotentiaries, at which their suite were severally presented • and immediately afterwards they had the honour of being int roduced to her Ma jesty the QUEEN and the PRINCESSES. A grand dinner was given at the palace after the ceremony, at which were present the Queen and Princesses, the Princes of the Royal House, the Plenipotentiaries, Ministers of State, and other persons of distinction. His Highness the Prince FERDINAND, owing to the King's absence from indisposition, was pleased in his Majesty's name, to drink to the health of the KING Or ENG LAND, Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter : the - first Plenipotentiary then drank to the health of the King and Queen of DENMARK; and his Highness afterwards, in the King's name, drank to the Knights Companions of the said most noble Order. WANSTEAD HOUSE.—The sale at Wanstead House pro ceeds with great spirit. The plate, which is of the most mas sive description, produced fifteen shillings an ounce. Upwards of twenty thousand pounds were received to Saturday night.— At last it is settled that Wanstead House shall be pulled down. After the sale of the furniture and fixtures, the materials will be brought to the hammer. THE LATE MARQUIS OF HERTFORD.—The Will was opened on Friday. The present Marquis is named as one of the Executors. Report states that the Dowager Marchioness will have ten thousand a-year. The funeral procession left Hertford House, this morning at six o'clock, and proceed. ed by easy stages to Ragley Hall, in Warwickshire, wherein the body will lie in state ; and thence be conveyed to the fa. mily vault in the vicinity ; the Seymours have no mausoleum at Sudbury, nor have they any seat there. The Widow in tends passing the residue of the summer and autumn at Rich mond. To-morrow the Princess Augusta, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and the Princess of Denmark, accompanied by Ad miral Sir Harry Neale, embark about 11 o'clock, in the Admi ralty barges, at the Tower stairs, and proceed to inspect the London and West India Docks, and then to view Greenwich " Hospital. The son of Marshal Soult will shortly, lead to the altar of Hymen, the beautiful niece of the Duke of Caulincourt, with a fortune (given her by her uncle) of 700,000 francs, about 30,0001. sterling. A letter from Hamburgh, dated the llth inst. states, that on the Bth of June his Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Swe den and Norway arrived in that city, under the assumed name of the Count de Schonen. He was received with military ho nours. 'As soon as he entered upon the Hamburgh territory a corps of Lancers presented arms, and then headed the caval cade of the Prince into Hamburgh, theartillery upon the ram parts firing at the same time a Royal salute. His Royal High ness was greeted in the most cordial manner, the inhabitants remembering the contrast presented by his father's Govern ment when in power in that part of the world, to that which they subsequently experienced under Marshal D. His Excel lency M. de Signeul, the Swedish Minister, had made prepara tions to receive the Prince, and lie accordingly alighted at the Swedish. Hotel. On the evening of the 9th, his Royal High ness visited the theatre. On the 10th he was invited by the Senate to partake of a grand entertainment at the Hotel de Ville. And on the 13th it was expected the Heir to the Swe dish Throne would prosecute his journey, by way of Hanover, to Brussels. MELANCIIOLY SUICIDE.—On Saturday after noon an Inquest was held before T. STIRLING, Esq., Coroner for Middlesex, at the private dwelling-house attached to the brewery of Messrs. Mantel and Cooke, ale brewers,Duke-street, Bloomsbury, on the body of John Cooke, Esq., the second nerin the firm, who, on Monday last, shot himself through the temple, and, on the Friday morning following, expired from the effects of the wound. The first witness examined was Thos. Stone, an assistant in the brewery. He, in conserence of the illness of the deceased, slept in the same room with him for above a week , a nd on Sunday night week, wentto bed, and was awakened about half past:2 o'clock by the report of fire-arms ;he immediately arose, and found.that Mr. Cooke had shot himself through the right temple; he alarmed the family, called Mr. Mantell, and procured surgical assistance. The deceased for some time past, since the death of his wife, has been in a deranged state.' Mr. Plumb, surgeon, attended him, and found that he had shot hi ms e lf through ' the right temple, and that the ball had passed through both temples from right to left, and fractured the skull on that side. A day or two after the ball was extracted there was not the most distant chance of his recovery. Another me dical gentieman proved the attending the deceased prior to his committing suicide, and,:described him as labouring under de bility, and, from the derangement of the digestive organs, un der temporary insanity. Mr. Mantell, the other partner, also proved beyond any doubt the insane state of the deceased for some weeks past. The Jury returned a verdict of Insanity. A Mr. BECKM ANN, of Gottenburgh, has just published a Prospectus, setting forth the incal culable' advantages that must accrue by under taking a mercantile Expedition to the East Indies and China, upon the plan he recommends. The detail we are not , acquainted with, but not less than 60 or 70 per cent. profit is reckoned upon, and a much greater, should events turn out pro pitiously. • POETRY. FOR THE SUN. SONNET To the Persons who dined at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, to celebrate Mr. ROBERT Wlmores Election, June 18,1822. Facit indignatio versum. Love ye then Freedom and youinative land ? And could ye meet on that heroic day • That dash'd the sceptre from the Spoiler's hand, And tore the Usurper's ruffian crown away ? 0 ! could yon meet on that high evening, say, When Britain burst the Tyrant's hated band, And victor Freedom's jubilating lay Arose from Tanais' shored() Tagus' sand, Without one word for those bold spirits who wrought This great deliverance, by their life-blood seal'd ? Ye could, base hypocrites ! and he who sought Britain's insulted sword erewhile to wield, Drank you low fulsome praise, nor cast one thought On sacred Waterloo's triumphant field ! JOANNENSIS. MR. EDITOR—The motto to the above verses contains their history. I had read the proceedings at Kennington with more attention perhaps than they deserved; and I could not but feel indignant to think, that men calling themselves patriots, headed by a man calling himself a soldier, could dine together on ‘, Waterloo Day," without the slightest allusion to the occa sion : a little of my agitated bile, therefore, forthwith dis charged itself into this Sonnet, which being of temporary interest, if of any, of course cannot be expected to be so elaborate and accurate as this sort of composition is usually required to be ; but whatever you may think of the manner, I am uite sure that you and every honest man must approve the sentiment. J. Hythe, June 21, 1822. ' a • We heartily thank our Correspondent for this admi rable effusion of Patriotism and Poetry, upon an omission as disgraceful to the Meeting in question, as the Sonnet is honour able to the feelings, taste, and genius, of its Author. As the Drama may be considered as the most rational and useful of all public amusements, being more gene rally diffused than any other, and, under proper direction, cal culated to improve the morals and habits of society, we canno t but feel highly gratified by the account of the Meeting at Drury-lane Theatre on Saturday, which we have inserted this day. It is the more gratifying,, because many reports were in circulation, tending to raise prejudices against th management of Mr. E L LISTON, and to excite an apprehension that the Thea tre was in a ruinous condition. It appears, however, from the clear statement of Mr. CALCRAFT, that the Theatre is really in a state of most promising prosperity. A vast load of incum brances has been removed, and there is a fair and cheering pros pect that the remainder will be liquidated with equal facility. It is evident from the conduct of the General Com mittee, "the Committee and the Lessee, Mr. ELLISTON, that the property could not be in better hands ; and it is therefore additionally gratifying to find that they retain their post, and that Mr. B. OAKLEY, whose judgment, knowledge and accu racy, are well known, is to resume the station of Auditor. In reading the account of this prosperous state of the property we are somewhat surprized that, as much of this benefi cial result is owing to Mr. ELLISTON, the Meeting did not pass a vote of distinct thanks to that Gentle man for his enterprising spirit and personal exertions, which have been so eminently successful. 'We think, too, as Mr. GEORGE Roarm was the parent of the system which the Sub-Committee have carried into such prosperous effect, that he also was entitled to a separate commendation. And here we may be allowed to mix the subject of politics, in some degree analogous with that before us. Mr. ROBINS with the spirit and humour, as well as manliness that marks his character alluded to the "famous administration" of Mr. P. 11oonE, which according to the statement of Mr. ROBINS, had, during the progress of three years, involved the Theatre in the addi tional debt of 21,000/. Now, as Mr. P. AI oonE is one of those who aspire to the administration of the country, the people at large may be able to form a reasonable inference as to what the country might expect to be the result of the politi cal wisdom and legislative policy of himself and his Party ! ! ! THE K No's Cou aT.—Saturday, at two o'clock, his MAJESTY held a Court, at his Palace, in Pall-mall, which was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Privy Seal, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Master-General of the Ordnance, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the President of the Board of Controul, the Master of the Mint, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, the Lord Chamber lain, the Master of the Horse, the Groom of the Stole, the Comptroller of the Household, &c. — His Majesty held a Privy Council, at which Mr. Buller attended as Clerk. The ouncil sat but a short time ; after which the Recorder of Lon don was admitted, and made his Report' to the Kin g in Council of the convicts capitally con victed at the last Sessions at Justice Hall, in the Old Bailey.—His Majesty gave audiences to the Earl of Harrowby, the Lord Chancellor, Mr. Peel, and Lord Maryborough. Lord St. Helens and Sir Wrn. Keppel were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Court broke up soon after four o'clock. BRIGHTON, JUNE 21.—Ilis MAJESTY, we Un derstand, will come to the Pavilion the moment it is prepared for his reception, and every exer tion is making to complete the improvpments in progress. The Royal Sovereign yacht, at Deptford, is fitting for the conveyance of the Puke and Duchess of CLARENCE to the Continent. Sir J. BRENTON is appointed to the command. Mr. F. FABER, who had spent three summers and two winters in Iceland, as Zoologist and Ornithologist, re turned to Denmark last autumn. He has brought with him a large collection of birds and their eggs, which he has presented to the Royal Museum at Copenhagen. He has published "a detail of his discoveries in natural science under the title of Prodromas of Iceland Ornithology. Very much to the credit of the county of Nor thumberland, there is not, we understand, a single felon of any sort in prison there at the present moment. Hence the ap proaching Summer Assizes may indeed be designated maiden! A general issue of kW-sovereigns is expected to take placeiimmediately from the Bank, to the amount of 2,0001. if required, to each banker. Mr. 11-wroisr JOLIFFE is the public spirited in dividual who built the magnificent steam boat which runs from London to Calais. FATAL DUEL.—A duel took place early yes terday morning between J. W--, Esq. and Capt. when in the second exchange the former was struck on the groin ' and at present lies in so dangerous a condition that there is no hope of recovery. The dispute is said to have originated in a joke, succeeded by,some satirical verses on a lady. SINGULAR CHACE.—Yesterday Morning, be tween eleven and twelve o'docit, two Life Guardsmen crossing Hyde Park, started a hare from one of the gravel-pits. The Park was crowded with people, and poor puss was. stopped in every direction she took, and drove back, worried by several small dogs. In this manner she continued at least twentylni mites to the great amusement of , the spectators, till at last she made a bold effort, rushed amongst the crowd towards the Duke of Wellington's garden, the walls of which she scaled, and ob tained shelter from her pursuers. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE RACES commence on the 15th of next month. The entries at present for various stakes are numerous ; and as Parliament will have' separated before the time they commence, little doubt is entertained of a consider able assemblage of Turf Gentry. Lord KELBURNE, and JoHN LAMBTON LORAINE, Esq., are the Stewards. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—We regret to state, that THOMAS ADAMS, Esq., of Acton, Northumberland, was unfortunately killed by a fall from his horse on Wednesday evening, the 19th inst. The fatal accident took place near the toll-bar on Alnwick Moor, while he was returning from a visit, in company with a young lady, to whom he was to have been married the ensuing week ! He had lately come into posses sion of a very handsome estate, through the generosity ,of Go vernment waiving an escheat. His melancholy death, it is needless to add, is much regretted by his friends and acquain tances. lie was 41 years of age. THE THEATIIES. KING'S THEATRE.—Notwithstanding the heat of the_ weather a crowded auditory attended on Saturday to witness the representation of Il Barbiere de Seviglia, and the new ballet •of Le Petit Chaperon Rouge. The Princess AUGUSTA, the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER, _and a large concourse of Nobility were present. HAYMARKET.:—The Play of The Stranger was again represented on Saturday, and Mrs. W. CLIFFORD made her second appearance in the part of Mrs. Haller. Her performance fully confirmed the favourable impression which she at first made upon the audience, and throughout the part excited sympathy as well as applause. Mr. C. KEMBLE again gave a masterly and affect ing portrait of the Stranger. The Beggar's Opera followed, and Miss GRANVILLE, the new Polly, was again very successful; but we wish she would abridge her redundant graces and sing with more simplicity. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.—MT. MATHEWS, on Saturday, concluded his original, whimsical, and diverting Melange, entitled his Youthful Days, and if the Americans have a due sense of humour, and properly estimate the versatility of powers which this actor displays, he will return " with wealth and honours fairly won." The follo wing is the speech which he delivered on this occasion : " LADIES AND GENTLEMEN—My task of 'the evening being finished, it now only remains for me to bid you fare well. This is the last time, for many months to com e , that shall have the honour and pleasure of appearing before you. I would fain make you merry at parting, but I feel it impos sible to leave such kind friends, even for a time, without a sen sation here that prohibits an attempt zit a mirthful leave taking. That I may not therefore throw ' the same cloud over you which at this moment overshadows me, I will merely intreat that you will not forget me in my absence, and believe that though the Atlantic must part us, it is utterly impossible that I can ever forget how deeply I am indebted to your flattering and unwearied patronage. I trust to be enabled to bring back a new budget for your amusement, and all my powers of ob. servation shall be rouzed to their utmost to collect such mate rials in my travels as shall prove that I have not absented my self from your smiles in vajn."_ DRURY-LANE PROPRIETORS' MEETING. On Saturday a public meeting of the Pro prietors of this Theatre took place in the Saloon, for the purpose of receiving a statement of the affairs of the Theatre. Mr. CaLcnAr T having been called to the Chair, stated to the Meeting the object for which they had been called toge ther. He held in his hand, he said, a statement of the accounts, drawn up by their auditor, Mr. Oakley, which he had no doubt would prove satisfactory. It had already received the approbation of the General Committee. He had the plea sure of being able to inform them that the income of the Theatre had been regularly paid by Mr. Elliston—( Hear !)—of whom he begged to say, that in those transactions of business which it fell to his lot to have with him, he had experienced the utmost satisfaction, from his liberality, punctuality, and attention, upon all occasions. He begged leave to state that Mr. Elliston had not' only paid their rent of 10,2001., but, in consequence of the extra nights on which the Theatre had been opened. they had now in the hands of their bankers the sum of 1,0001. for the free renters; so that he had actually paid, during the last season, 11,3001. 'When the came to reflect upon the previous circum stances of the concern, they could not but consider this as an extraordinary change in theatrical matters. They had, in ad dition to this, realised the other part of their income from housx's and offices. There was a law-charge of 2801. but this, under the peculiar circumstances under which it had been incurred, must be considered rather as a gain than a loss. During the three years that the Committee had held the management of their affairs, they were engaged only in one lawsuit, and in that they were successful. Though it cost money, as every lawsuit must, still the result was advantageous. Having thus stated the income and expenditure, he did not know that there was any thing more to be said on that subject, except that the utmost expectations of the Committee had been fulfilled. They had got rid of debt much more rapidly than they calculated on, and there was every prospect they would ultimately rea l ise the whole of their property. He thought it right to state that Mr. Elliston in tended to make great alterations, and introduce further embel lishments in the theatre, during the recess, which, added to the industrious efforts he was malting to improve the company, would render it as attractive as it ever had been in the annals of its theatrical history. As far as such property was concerned, nothing could be more promising or more cheering. They would recollect that so short a time hack as three years, the house was filled with executions, and laboured under embarrass ments of every kind. Since that period they had repaid 751. per cent. instalments on their debts ; and if they had not realized all that they owed, they had the most favourable pro spects before them. To shew more clearly the situation of their affairs, he would state how the concern stood in 1819, and at the present time. When the Committee undertook the affairs of the Company in the year 1819, they found a debt upon the concern of 92,4041. which debt was in July last reduced to 54,9391. Since which, period the sum of 11,9731. had been dis charged, reducing the present amount of debt to 33,9651. They had therefore paid off, during this year, 11,9761. much beyond what they expected. They had been called upon to pay 2,0001. 'for a lien upon the theatre, which they did not anticipate ; but which, upon looking into the terms of the engagement, was found perfectly just. On this account, the balance in' the banker's hands did not appear so great as it would otherwise have been. But as it was so much debt paid off, it might be fairly added to the amount of their profits. Agreeably to the stipulations held out to the subscribers to the loan, the sum of 4,3511. was to be paid to them in the course of the next year. The. Committee having already paid 3 instalments of 251. per cent., each with interest, up to Jan. last they had therefore fulfilled their engagement in a great measure, so that no more than 3,41)01. remained due. The next part of the plan, that of setting aside the nightlyreceipts for the new renters, had been fully acted upon. The only incumhzance, therefore, that remained, was 24,4161. clue to the bondholders, and 5,2001. to claimants, which, in all probability, would not be called for, and which, if it should, they would be perfectly ready to pay. -The Committee confidently calculated that they would be able to discharge the whole of the debt within the time men tioned in the several reports made to the Proprietor?. From these circumstances the meeting would perceive that the Com mittee had fully realised the scheme held out three years back to the public. The new renters might have the 1,1001. paid for extra nights, whenever they pleased to call for it. He would not trespass longer on their attention,• but merely to repeat that their prospects were much better than any person, a short time back, could venture to hope. From the punctuality and great attention of Mr.Elliston he formed the most sanguine expecta tions that they would be able to realize every thing held out to the Proprietors. A Resolution was then moved and seconded, that the Re port should be confirmed. The motion was unanimously agreed to. The Secretary informed the Meeting that Mr, Benjamin Oakley, their auditor, was now by 'rotation out of that office. It was then moved and seconded that Mr. Oakley should be re-elected. The CHAIRMAN said it would be of the greatest advantage to their interests to continue Mr. Oakley in the office. His constant assiduity and attention to the accounts had contri buted in no small degree to the success of the affairs of the theatre. He had a good and worthy man, Mr. Alderman Wood, joined with him in the office of auditor, l at he never attended. He thought some active person ought to be coupled with Mr. Oakley. The motion for the re-election of Mr. Oak ley was carried unanimously. The General Committee of last year having been unanimously re-appointed— Mr. DOUGLAS KINNAIRD said, that as a Member of the General Committee, he was desirous of drawing their attention to the services performed by the Sub-Committee. He con cluded by moving the thanks of the Meeting to the Sub-Com mittee who acted last year. The motion was carried unanimously. The Cllainsiaw said it now became their duty to elect a Sub- Committee. He thought it highly desirable that the same Committee should be continued until such time as their pro jects with regard to the concerns of the Theatre had been fully realized.—TnelSub-Committee was then rs-appointed. Mr. Rounis congratulated the Meeting on the favourable state of their affairs. Formerly the creditors of the Theatre complained that they could get no money—they were beset with ineffectual applications every day. Now, on.the contrary: they found some difficulty in prevailing on people to come and take their money. At the office of the Duke of Bedford's agent, Drury-lane, for punctuality, stood at the head Of the poll.—(Hear!)—He would not trouble them further, but move that the thanks of the meeting be given to their worthy Chair man. The motion was carried unanimously, and the meeting broke up. ROYAL NAVY, &c. Friday morning the Tribune frigate, Captain N. I. Wlto LOUGHBY C. 8., arrived from the West India station, to be paid off, having been nearly four years in commission. She lost about 60 men and officers in the 'West Indies by fever. Lieut. Murray, Mr. Dunlop, surgeon, two assistant surgeons, the Rev. J. Luby, chaplain, the gunner and carpenter, died on the Spanish Main ; 24 men and officers only having escaped the contagion of fever out of the whole of the crew. She sailed from Jamaica 22d April, and from Havannah 13th May, and has brought a freight of 600.000 dollars and 200 bales of cochi neal, for merchants. We learn by the Tribune, that the Spanish Royalist troops still maintain themselves in garrison, in the isolated citadel of Vera Cruz, which fort, comprises all that Old Spain now holds of what she once proudly called " The Indies." The reniainder of the royalist troops have concentrated at the Havannah, in which city and its depend encies several thousand European soldiers are in arms ; not withstanding which force, a daily rising of the Blacks was ex pected : indeed, recently, three large estates had revolted against their masters, and secretly small bodies of troops were marched into the interior, with a view of pursuing the run-away ne groes, the Spanish authorities not being willing openly to acknowledge the danger. It was uncertain what power would be invoked to protect the island of Cuba in case of a revolution; the Americans and the English were equally certain their as sistance would be required. The island of Cuba bad been very healthy ; but Jamaica had been sickly during the winter : the 33d regiment suffered much 'immediately on its arrival from England.—(Hampshire Telegraph.) (he same vessel has also brought letters from Jamaica, which are dated only in the latter end of April, the Tribune having touchedilast at , Havannah. Still, owing to the delay of the packet, they are the latest dates that have reached us from that island. The only news they bring is a corroboration of the report that Lord Cochrane had been joined by three Spanish frigates in the Pacific, which, in conjunction with the other ships of his squadron, had assisted to transport a large body of troops from Panama to Esmeraldas, a port in the Pacific, for the purpose of intercepting General Murgeon in his retreat from Quito. The voluntary junction of the Spanish frigates, however appears so extraordinary, that we ought still to wait for further confirmation before it is wholly credited. We are happy to state, that his Majesty's sloop - Fly, Capt. George Tyler, has returned from Jersey, whither she was sent to make an amicable settlement of a dispute which had arisen between the French and English oyster fishermen, as to the right of the English boats to fish on the banks stretching from Cape Road to the rocks called the Minquais, betweeen one and three leagues from the French coast, which oyster beds they discovered in 1797. The right has been admitted, by which the fisherT will again become open for the supply of our markets in September next. During four months -of the year, these fisheries occupy 300 fishing smacks and nearly 2,000 Bri tish seamen.-(Hampshire Telegraph.) The Owen Glendower ' on board which Sir George Naylor sailed for Copenhagen, had the shortest passage ever known to this country. She left• Yarmouth Roads on Friday, the 26th of May, and anchored off' Elsineur on Sunday evening, the 28th. Captain C. Parker, of the Harlequin, is promoted to the rank of Post Captain. Captain Weeks is appointed to the Harle quin, on the Cork station. Lieut. G. M. Ryves (son of Captain G. F. Ryves,) is ap pointed to the Alligator, fitting at Woolwich for the East India station. _ _ Remain at Spithead—Phaeton, Tribune, Egeria, Grass hopper, and Fly.—The Tribune is to proceed to Chatham t 9 be paid off. The Delight brie,. of 10 guns, is commissioned at ,Ports mouth, by Captain Robert Hay, for the Jamaica station. Lieutenants Anderson and Knight, and Mr. Jackson, Purser, are appointed to her. The Thracian ' 18, has been commis sioned at Chatham, by Captain J. W. Roberts, for foreign service. Mr. W. Haile is appointed Purser. COURT MARTIAL. On Monday a Court-Martial assembled on board his Ma jesty's ship Albion, in Portsmouth harbour, and was con tinued, by adjournment, until Friday, to try .Captain David Buchan, of his Majesty's ship Grasshopper, upon the follow ing charges, preferred by Captain J. 'Loup Nicolas, of his Majesty's ship Egeria, viz. for " Contempt"—in having sailed from Harbour-Grace, to join Vice-Admiral Sir C. Hamilton, Bart. Commander-in-Chief at Newfoundland, without having communicated with Captain Nicolas, to learn if he had any dispatches to transmit ; which contempt was heightened by its occurring soon after Captain N. had expressed displeasuie at his (Captain B.'e) conduct for having taken a prisoner on board the Grasshopper, without Captain N.'s knowledge— for " Disrespect"—in having taken on board a prisoner, about the 11th of November last, without Capt. N.'s know ledge, charged with murder, and more particularly so, as the Magistrate whom Captain Buchan had communicated with on that subject 'was directed by the Governor to apply to Captain N. as the senior officer, and the head of the judi cial authority at that place, for all the aid he might need.— For " Neglect of Duty"—in not waiting upon Capt. Nicolas each time before he (Captain Buchan) got under way; and. when he anchored, about the 13th of November last, after re ceiving a message from Capt. Nicolas about the said prisoner. For " Unofficerlike conduct"—in causing the ship's (Grass hopper's) log-book to be erased, after it had been written cor rectly,*and that, in the opinion of the Prosecutor, to make it agree with the misrepresentation which he had made in his official letter to the Commander-in-Chief, stating that the Grasshopper had not got under way on or about the 13th of November, for the purpose of proceeding to St. John's, but only to sight her anchor ; whereas the anchor was catted and fished ; also, for allowing the said female prisoner, to occupy his cabin, and while so doing to associate with the most common women of the Grasshopper—women of the most ex ceptionable character, thereby degrading the rank and re spect due to a Captain of the, Navy in the eyes of all tl e officers and ship's company under Ins command. The Court, after a full investigation of the Charges, determined that they had not been proved against the said Captain David Buchan, and did adjudge him to be fully acquitted.—Members of the Court :—Admiral Sir James llawkins Whitshed, K.C.B. Pre sident; Captains—Hon. Sir Charles Paget, J. B. Hay, Hon. T. B. Capel, C. 8., Edward Brace, C. 8., J. W. Montagu, C. 8., and 'William Bowles.—MoseS Greetham, jun. Esq. Judge Ad vocate. MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c. DEAL, JUNE 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived this morning his Majesty's ship Owen Glendower, from Copenhagen, and will proceed this evening for Portsmouth. Also arrived and sailed for the River the Juno, Pritchard, from Jamaica ; and the Alliance, Amey, Demerara; Satus, Creckmay, Carthagena ; Hermes, Robinson, Malta; Ridley, Ridley, Mediterranean ; Velocity, Tullock, Gibraltar. Came down from the River, and sailed last night the Dryad, Fell, for Demerara. JUNE 22.—Wind E.—Sailed this morning for the River: the Brittania, Aldis, from Leghorn. Also arrived and sailed for the River the Laing, Clark, from St. Vincents. HALF-PAST 6 P. 31.—Just arrived the Milford, Harwood, from „Bombay. FALMOUTH, JUNE 27.—Wind E.—Arrived off the port the William Lushington, Sughie, from St. Hits, in 44 days. Sailed the Stamper packet for Lisbon. JUNE 22.—Wind E.—Arrived the Duke of York packet from Jamaica, in 52 days. Sailed the Fortitude, Crosby, for Bilboa. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 22.--Wind S.E.--Arrived the Hornby, Corkindale, from Rio, and sailed the Jane, Braber, for London. JUNE 23.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Imperial, Holmes, from New Orleans. Sailed the Com. Hase, Clarence, for London ; and the'llomby, for Hamburgh.• PLY:don - I . u, JUNE 22.—Wind E.—Arrived the Hope, Coath, from Teneriffe, in 30 days.—Off the port the Venus, Champlin, from New York, in 36 days, and Fanny transport from Portsmouth. DARTMOUTH, JUNE 22.—Off the port the Ann and Hope, Kelley, from Canton to Hamburg'', out 115 days. HULL, JUNE 22.—A letter from pne of the crew, states the Nessle, Haigh, from this port to Puton, was lost on St. John's on the 4th of May or March ; crew with difficulty saved. The North-easterly winds are supposed to detain the arrivris of the first ships from the lower ports of America, many of which must have been several weeks on their passage. CORN EXCHANGE, JUNE 24. Wheats of the very . first quality have in son* few sales ob tained Is. advance in this day week's prices ; the ordinary notices demand Barley from is. to 2s. dearer. Peas, Beans, and Oats, the same advance. In Flour no alteration. AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN IN E NGLAND AND WALES. Wheat, 435. 10d. 1 • Barley, 16s. 2d. ; Oats, 17s. 10d. ; Rye, 17s. 4d. ; Beans, 225. 4d.'• Peas, 245. Od. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns made in the Week ending the 19th day of June, 1822, is 30s. lid. per cwt. SMITHFIELD MARKET, JUNE 24. The market was plentifully supplied this morning with all descriptions of Cattle ; owing to the warm weather the trade was very dull ; it is expected a great number of Oxen will remain unsold. In Sheep and Lamb their numbers are also consider.. able ; the above supply by far exceeds the demand, and the prices may be quoted much the same as per last week. -