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It that the )urt have ive Sove- will ob they still onsent to hich are of peace. s we have DER hair- ion in the depends sing that ;ed to ac- kincHned tuous sol- nsure the by Rus ry. The ks is coo- master of an English vessel who saw the engagement, as well as by letters from Corfu. We alluded yesterday to the report of a duel having been fought at Paris between General LAFONT and General SEMELE, in consequence of some expressions made use of by the latter on Thursday in the French Chamber of Deputies. The arrival of the Paris Journals of Friday enables us to give further particulars on the subject. In the course of the discussion of Thursday, General LAFONT, with reference to a complaint that the old Officers of the army bad been neglected, said that all the old officers had been retained by the KING on the list of the army, without distinction of party ; but his justice ; goodness, and generosity had been overlooked, and nothing could satisfy those . proud spirits who refused to acknowledge the Royal munificence. At these words the most violent indignation was manifested on the left side, and General SEMELE rising, exclaimed, looking to wards the speaker, " You are a vile being, and it is I who tell you so." Up to Friday no meeting had taken place, but it appears by Sunday's papers that the two Generals met the day be fot e, accompanied by their mutual friends,' and after having exchanged three shots, a reconcilia tion was effected. An important fact was dis closed during Thursday's debate, viz. that the French army consists of two hundred and forty one thousand men, and instead of reducing it, under the present circumstances of Europe, it is the intention of the French Government to ,increase it by fifty thousand men in the course of the present year. The subject of Friday's debate was noticed in our Paper yesterday. It will be seen by the following authentic statement that the report of the depression in the French Five per Cents. on Thursday, as given by private letters, is erroneous : FRENCH FUNDS. March 28, Five per Cents. Opened at 9O f. 10 c. Closed at 89 f. 40 c and not 88 f. 85 c. March 29, Five per Cents. Opened at B9 f. 5 c. • Closed at B9 f. 30 c. March 30, Five per Cents. Opened at Closed at B9 f. 15 c. ( From the Philadelphia Papers to the sth March.) A letter from Washington states, that " it is probable that no tariff' will be finally acted upon during the present Ses sion. The Committee of Ways and Means will present it towards the close of the Session, and it will remain till the next year, in order to invite examination and inquiry. " In relation to West India restrictions, the plan is none of the best, but there will be no change of it during the present Session. Should there be a necessity for a change next year, it will be done, with a view to make our restrictions less heavy on ourselves, and probably, more coercive on Great Britain but not with any disposition to yield in the contest." From the province of Texas our latest acounts are, that Gene ral Long, who fell by a mistake into the hands of the Repub licans, supposing that he was assaulting a Royalist party, has been not only released with his fifty men, but taken into the Patriot service, with pay, rank, and emoluments. So that .he was not in the Patriot service before, having got there by being taken prisoner by them. The privates are to re ceive a dollar a day each in their new employ. They are lucky men, indeed, to escape at the same time from cap tivity and starvation. The reader cannot but remark when their numbers are fairly told, what exaggerated accounts have been given of the formidable force of the army of General Loiig, at no time more respectable, in number at least, than FalstafF's famous company.' The persons who are interested in speculations in Texas, and in schemes of self-aggrandizement, are publishing wonderful ac counts of the fertility of the land, and the hospitality of the Spa niards ; and some of the credulous people on the Mississippi, who are now living on the most fertile land, and in the most hos pitable country on,the globe, seem to be disposed to better their condition by emigrating to Texas. They are very well where they are ; they would be better—and we shall see what becomes of them. For our parts, we frankly confess our belief that we have quite enough of territory beyond the Mississipi, and that we have no longing for the New El Dorado, which lies beyond the Rio Brassos and the Colarado. It will be quite time enough a century hence to prepare for a second range of States west of the" Mississippi. We insert in our front page the Report of the Agricultural Committee, with a feeling of sincere regret that it presents no effectual and permanent plan of relief for the existing agricultural dis tress. The Committee, indeed, do not appear to have thought of probing the evil to the bot tom ; but seem to have almost confined their in quiries to measures 46 for affording some tem porary relief to the distresses." The measure which they do recommend, namely, that for the Purpose of relieving the glut upon the grain market, the Government, whenever the average price of wheat shall be under 60s. should grant advances of money upon such corn of the growth of the United Kingdom, as should be deposited in fit and proper warehouses upon the river Thames, and in certain ports to be specified, to an extent not exceeding two-thirds of the market value or such corn. The Committee recommend that the sum of one million should be thus applied ; that the deposits of corn should be for a period not exceeding twelve months, and that the advances should bear interest at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum. The corn to be withdrawn at the will of the depositor 66 upon payment of the interest, warehouse rent, and other charges; " and upon repayment, we presume, of the prin scipal of the loan, though the Committee have omitted to mention that important part of the transaction. The Committee have themselves justly characterized this scheme, when they say, " although no very great effect can be contem plated from adopting it, its operation, as far as it may extend, can hardly fail to afford some temporary relief." But, supposing the plan to be' calculated to afford some temporary relief, the question immediately presents itself, how far, and to 'what amount, will that temporary re lief extend ? The farmer, be it remarked, is to pay " three per cent. interest, warehouse rent, and other charges." Besides these " other charges," there will be the necessary charge of conveying his corn to ,and from the ports or places in which the warehouses are to be established. — These various expences, 'added to the three per cent. interest, cannot, we imagine, amount to less than five 'per ceiit on the loan, in the whole. And this is a loan, be it observed, which does not leave the farmer's own ca-' pital at liberty. His own capital, in his corn, is to be •locked up in the Government ware houses, during the whole of the time that he is using the capital advanced to him at a charge of five per cent., or more ! And, for every two hundred pounds thus lent to him at a charge of '5 per cent., he must deposit three hundred pounds, in corn, that being the propor tion of value on which the advances are to be made. If he is by these terms, then, induced to hold back his corn from the market longer than he otherwise would have done (and unless he is so induced to hold back, the plan will be alto gether an abortion), he will in fact pay 71 per cent. for the use of the money with which he may be accommodated. —Now, taking the average price of wheat so high as 505., we shall find that 71 per cent. is equal to a rise of 'three shillings and ninepence upon every quarter of wheat pledged. The average price in last Saturday's Gazette was only 465.3 d. which, supposing an advance new to be made to the farmers on the terms proposed by the Report, would make the cost of the loan equal to a rise of about three shillings and sixpence per quarter of wheat ! It is true, that if the effect of the measure should be to raise the price four shil lings per quarter, the farmer will be a gainer of sixpence per quarter at the year's end, after having paid " the interest, warehouse rent, and other charges." But this is precisely the question, whether the effect will be to raise the price four shillings per quarter, or whether, indeed, the operation of the plan will have the effect of raising the price at all. Supposing that it should have some effect,—tlia t it does raise the peke two shillings a quarter ; and what will be the re sult ? Why, that the farmer, so far from being benefited, will be a loser of one shilling and six pence on every quarter of wheat deposited by him in the Government warehouses. We do not believe that the plan will or can have the effect of materially'elevating pried. The corn is not to •be finally withdrawn from the market. It is to continue " hanging over the market in a formidable mass, ready to be poured in at once, creating no small degree of panic as to its future operation !" The ne cessities of the farmers are allowed to be very urgent. The liberation of two-thirds of 1,500.0001. cannot enable them to go on long, when it is alleged that they can with the utmost diffi culty stand their ground with the whole of their , capital unrestrained. On the first appearance of a rise in the markets, therefore, they would eagerly bring,forward their supplies; and, their necessities would loon compel them to bring them' forward, even if no appearances of improvement should occur. Upon the whole, we think that the present Report of the Committee, with regard to the existing distress, is an abortion. The absolute purchase of five hundred thousand quarters of wheat, by the Government, could not fail to do some good. The farmers would be relieved from the payment of interest, and other charges. The markets, on the other hand, would imme diately look up, •on so extensive a buyer ap pearing in diem. As there is no danger of Government being forced, by necessity, to sell, till prices have permanently risen, all the mer cantile advantages of diminished supply would be gained, without any of the national risk attendant upon diminishedproduction. The Report alludes to the objection of making the Public, through the Executive Government, " a dealer and specula tor in corn." It is at least equally objection able, surely, to convert 'the Public into a Pawn broker, which is the effect of the Measure re commended. Those parts of the Report which relate to pro tection from foreign competition are less objec tionable than that which we have examined. But the present difficulty is to raise the agricul tural interest from a state of severe depres sion to one of prosperity—not how they are to be preserved in prosperous circumstances after they shall again have attained them. We are sorry to say, that, however desirable, and indeed necessary, it is, that the Landed Interest of the country should be supported, the plan proposed is not calculated to effect that purpose. It is remarkable that the Committee, in their Report, do not say one word respecting Rents, Taxes, Tithes, or Poor-Rates. IRELAND. - Notwithstanding the examples which have been made, and the activity of the civil and military Authorities in enforcing the Insurrection Act, we are concerned to find that various parts of the county continue in a very disturbed state, and that scarcely a night passes without the commission of alarming outrages ; some arms, however, have been given up.—(Cork Advertiser, March 30.) TILE RUSSIAN AMERICAN COMPANY.--A Ger man paper states that this company, the privileges of which have 'been recently confirmed 'by the Emperor ALEXANDER, is in a most flourishing state. It was established by the Em peror Paul in 1797, and has extensive factories in Irkutck, Yakutsk, Ochotsk, and Moscow besides agencies in Kasan, Tomsk, and Kamtschatka. The company has also formed establishments on the north-west coast of America, on the Baranow Islands, at Kudjakun, and in the new Russian colony of Koss, in Romanzoff's Bay. Before the existence of the company, there were only some „private trading houses on the Aleutian and Kurile Islands, amounting altogether to forty-four. In the course of fifty-four years, from 1743 to 1797, these houses exported peltry to the amount of only 6,344,000 rubles. On the contrary, the company, from its establishment in 1797 to 1818 ; only twenty-one years, exported from the same islands, peltry to the amount of more than 15,000,000, and have paid, the station of Kiachta on the Chi nese frontier alone. The company was founded by shares, 8,000 of which were inscribed at 500 rubles each, but they are now worth more than 600 rubles. An excellent port, called New Archangel, has lately been formed by the company, on the north-west coast of America, and more than 10,000 savages of the Polar regions have been converted to Christianity. The company has allotted 57,000 rubles to the building of an hospital on the Island of Sitka. Yesterday, at half-past two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, which was attended by the Earl of ITarrowby, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of Westmorland, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Marquis of Londonderry, Mr. Peel, Earl Bathurst, Mr. Ro binson, the Duke of Wellington, &c. The Ca binet sat in deliberation till.near five o'clock. Yesterday the Duke of YORK held a Levee, as Commander-in-Chief, at his office in the Horse .Guards, which was but thinly attended. According to advices from Martinique and Guadaloupe, it appears that a petition has been sent from both of these islands to the French Government, requesting that some relief might be afforded to the trade of each, by opening, the ports to vessels from the United States. Yesterday his Excellency Baron Werther, Envoy Extraor dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the King of Prussia to his Britannic Majesty, jointly with Mr. N. M. Rothschild, accompanied by Mr. Bonnet, Notary Public, can celled and deposited in the Bank of England the amount of fifty thousand pounds, hi special Bonds,. of the Prussian Loan nego ciated by Mr. N. M. Rothschild, in London, being the first half of the sum fixed for the redemption of Bonds in the fourth year, and also the saving of the interest_ on the 409,2001. re deemed from the Ist of April, 1819, to Ist Oct. 1821, inclusive. The statement in some of the Papers relative to Lord STRANGFORD'S interview with the,REis EVFENDI is wholly incorrect. It is not true than his Lordship's reprcgentations were received with coldness, or that the hopes of an am i ca bl e adjustment h a v e become fainter. On the contrary, we under stand that his Lordship, whose conduct, during the whole ne gociation, , cannot be too highly praised, has succeeded in re moving many of the principal difficulties, and that there are now confident hopes of a speedy and favourable issue to the negociation.—(Morning Paper.) ciolonel GITSTAVASON, the late King of SWEDEN, has com menced an action for libel against th e Edit or an d P u bli s h er o f the Zeitgenossen, a periodical work containing the biography of distinguished persons of the present age. Brockhaus, of lieipsic, is the publisher. There will be a change in the Direction of the Bank during the present month, and it was yesterday reported in the City that there will also be a change, of measures, and that the In terest will be reduced from Five to Four per. Cent. We learn from Manchester that business is at present very brisk there. A great deal of new machinery has lately been set in motion. The manufactures of Glasgow also continue in a flourishing state. , --(Carlisle Patriot.) The Brewers in Canterbury, also at Sandwich, Ramsgate, and Margate, having yesterday reduced the price of Beer to the Publicans, strong Beer is now sold at firse places at fivepence per pot. Mr. DRAKE, Midshipman of the Severn, has been recently presented with a rich gold medal, by the King of the Nether lands, for his humane and successful exertions,' in saving from a watery grave a Dutch sailor, one of the crew of a vessel lately wrecked on the Sussex coast, off Winchelsea. The Planet Vows, which, a few weeks since, was an admired crescent to the eastward of the Sun, in the evening, is now a beautiful crescent to the westward of him, in the morning, and may be seen by the naked eye fiom five till sun rise. The spots on the' Sun are at this time very interesting, there being one which is perceptible to the naked eye ; it is about three times the size of our earth. PANATHENE, OR TEMPLE OF THE A RTS.—There was a private , view yesterday of an admirable piece of mechanism under this title at Spring Gardens. It consists of an elegant structure, displayin , g the five orders of Architectu re ; Paint ings by STOTHARD and llowAttn, in their best manner ; beautiful Sculpture of Italian work manship, after the antique; some fine Pictures on velvet, by TOWN ; excellent carvings of four Lions as large as life ; a self-acting Organ ; and other attractive properties, which are highly cre ditaible to the Inventor and Proprietor, and which received the warm approbation of a nu merous audience. The new piece forthcoming at Drury-lane Theatre, under the name of 4thnoran and Barnet, is founded on the moral and interesting Romance with the same title, written, by the late Dr. HAWKSWORTIr, whose periodical work, The Ad venturer, is the best of the kind that has appeared since The Rambler of Dr. JounsoN, who en riched The Adventurer with many valuable con tributions. Mr. WEST, the husband of Mrs. WEST, the in teresting Actress of Drury-Lane Theatre, is to be among the dramatic corps at the Haymarket next season. He possesses some provincial re pute, and is said to be worthy of the London station. Secretary CRAGGS brought DICK ESTCOURT once to Sir GODFREY KNELLER'S, when he mi micked several persons whom he knew, as Lords GODOLPHIN, SOMERS, HALIFAX, &C. Sir GOD FREY was highly delighted, took the joke, and laughed heartily, when they gave him the wink, and he mimicked Sir GODFREY himself, who cried, " Nay, now you are out, man; by G—, that is not me," FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Lady Sophia Heathcote, at her house in Grosvenor-square, from the Pdvilion, Brighton ; the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Douglas and Lady, at the Lincoln Hotel ; Lady Byron and Miss Chal loner, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from Tunbridge Wells ; Charles Stewart, Esq. ' and Mr. Bailey, at the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Ireland. DE PA ItT URE s.—The Duke and Duchess of Northumber land, for their seat, Sion House, for the holidays ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath, for Bedfordshire ; the Earl and Countess of Jersey, for their seat, Middleton Park, Bedford shire; the Ambassador of the Netherlands, for Paris; the Duke of Hamilton, from Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Paris ; Colonel Murray, from ditto, forlis seat in Leices ters'hire ; Earl O'Neill, from Batt's Hotel ; Hon. Mr. Gage, from ditto ;,Sir Montague Cholmley, Bart. and Sons, from Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, for Hastings, Sussex; "William Morris, Esq. and Son, from ditto, for their scat, Charlewood. • FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Yesterday his Highness Prince Esterhazy gave another grand dinner to a large party of distinguished personages at Chandos House. The Earl of Verulam entertained a large party of distinc tion yesterday, at his house in Grosvenor-square. Count Lieven had a large party at.dinner yesterday, at his house in Harley-street. Dowager Lady Neave had a select party of Fashionables yes.: terday evening, at her house in Albemarle-street. On Monday night the Countess of Glengall had a brilliant "At Home," at her residence in Lower Grosvenor—street,which was attended by nearly all the distinguished fashionables in town. ~.. 4._ 7 Y 'TA*. -';:: 7,41 , co , ' ,e r -„ , 1 ..) - ~, „ 4'06:: ~. t 'JAI ~:- 7 .e. *qt" ' •-• ' r. 4 -,/ \ el ~ ts-F - 7 )• ." •;,', ,- .:! , r,Sait7'.( - -as i ' • , ,i ! t „VN f- - ,, ....i..:;;.1 ~,,,k..- ` , 0Wit0..4,,,,....) " V N' 4.- . l' ''`,..,,,z . s :‘. • : .-... . .I*?' "k * ' . , ii.. 944 1, S l:e - ..i , . • is,-------,--,_ . --, , , 00 ,,, U. i T BRIGHTON, APRIL 1. The Right Hon. Sir B. BLocimrIELD and Lord MOUNT CHARLES returned to the Pavilion early this afternoon. His MAJESTY, in the presence of the Master of the Horse, the Lord Steward, the Marquis of,Anglesay, and other noble personages, before dinner, was graciously pleased to honour Sir B. Blciomfield with the Ribbon of the Bath. The Royal Dinner Party to-day, in addition to his Majesty's immediate suite, included Lord Sandon, and Mr. and -Mrs. Villiers. The Countess Bathurst, Lady G. and Lady Bathurst, Mr. W. Locke, and Mr. De Roos, joined the Royal Suite and guests after dinner. Lord Lowther took leave of the King, and departed for Lon don this morning. Sir George Nayler, the officiate of Sir Isaac Heard, Garter King at Arms, arrived at the Pavilion at one o'clock this after noon, but has since left to return to London. The weather to-day has been cold--A strong wind, North by East, has predominated, menacing destruction to the early shoots and plants, which the late mildness of the season had brought to premature vegetation. But very few of our fashion able residents have ventured to appear abroad to-day. SOUTHEND.—This pleasant place of late years has had a good share of company every Easter, and if we may judge from the arrivals at present, it will not be 'deficient this year. —lts vicinity to .the metropolis renders it particularly, eligible to those who at this season of the year would seek a temporary cessation from their Parliamentary labours, or retire a while from the great theatre of business and pleasure, Owing to the peculiar mildness of the season the wooded cliff's already form a beautiful gradation of verdure down to the edge of the sea, and the nightingales.have commenced thus early their enchant ing strains. The hounds are also in the neighbourhood, and contribute much to the life of this interesting spot. P 0 Tlt Y. PARLIAMENTARY DITTY. Tune—" Mrs. ARNE, Mrs. A n NE." Mr. HUME, Mr. HUME, • Too much you presume— Return to your drugs and your lancet, You may then probe and cut, • For you 'i.e only a butt, Inene'er in the Senate you prance it. But if, Mr. HUME, You still will presume In reductions to make a greatfigure— You will starve many clerks By your flimsy remarks, While the rest of mankind will but snigger. So return, Mr. HUME'', To the Dissecting. Room, , Be content with your East India pelf, Since this is quite clear You are no Financier, And are only dissecting yourself'. ROYAL HUNT.—On Friday a fine deer was turned out at Langley Broom for the day's diversion. The day was very fine, and the turning out was attended by a numerous field of sportsmen. The deer at first took towards Iver, -taking to the left through the inclosures between Stoke and Stowe, where he crossed the Bath road near Salt-hill, and then ran' with great speed down to the sight of Dancy, towards the Thames, and crossed the water near Dove Plain. The sportsmen went by Maidenhead Bridge and Bray, and renewed the chace in the woods situate near St. Leonard's-hill and Winkfield-plain, at which place the deer passed near the residences of Lord ILO.- COURT and Squire DAWSy taking to the left towards Cran bourne, where he got into Windsor Great Park, which he crossed, and came over Winkfield-green, down Cooper's-sill to the left of Egham, where he crossed the Thames, near Staines, through the, fields and meadows, to the left of Cole brook. This fine deer was taken after a long chace within half a mile of the place from which he started in the morning.— Many of the Windsor sportsmen gave up the chace near Wink field Plain, and returned to Windsor, not expecting the deer would cross the Thames a second time. The ground was in excellent state for hunting. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TEMPLE.—Some very material alterations and improvements are takirig place in the Temple. The Fountain Garden, as it is called, is widened to nearly the whole extent of the court, and it is to be divided into compart ments, each forming a small shrubbery. The whole is en closed with a handsome cast-iron railing, and the public path will be from New Court, through the heart of the New Garden, to the Knights Templars' Chapel. The elegant residence of the Duke de Frias, late Spanish Am bassador, in Portland-place, is taken for Count Chateaubriand, the newly-appointed French Ambassador, whose arrival is daily expected. TITHES.—The ,following is said to be the first Charter for tithes in England s—l, Ethelwolf, by the Grace of God King of the West Saxons, &c. with the advice of the Bi shops, Earls, and all other persons of distinction in my do minions—have for the health of my soul, the good of my people, and the prosperity of my kingdom, taken the prudent resolution of granting the tenth part of the lands throughout my whole kingdom—to the church and ministers of religion, to be enjoyed by them, with all the privileges of a. free tenure, and discharged from all the encumbrances incident to lay fees. This grant has been made by us to the church—in ho nour of Jesus Christ—the Blessed Virgin, and all Saints— and out of regard to the paschal solemnity, and that Almighty God might vouchsafe his blessing on us and our posterity.— Dated at Wilton, Anno Domini, 854, at the feast of Easter. Yesterday morning a concourse'Of persons were attracted to a spot of ground, called " the Ruins," near St. George's fields, to witness a pitched battle between two women, residing in Kent-street, in the Borough. 'Both the combat ants had their hair cut off for the occasion, and appeared on the ground in close short bed gowns, secured at the waist by a handkerchief; a ring was formed by the men locking hands, and every thing being in readiness, the amazons entered, attended by two other ladies, who were to act as seconds, and immediately set-to. Both exhibited very good science in manoeuvring for the first blow, which was at length planted on the nose of one, whom the other called by the name of " Sall," who in' her turn let- loose, and a furious rally, with equal advantages, followed, until the said Sall got floored. They fought in the whole betiveen 16 and 20 rounds, and at length Sall received a dreadful blow in her stomach, which closed this disgraceful scene. THE ARMY. (CmcuLAß.)—War-()ffice, March 11, 1822. Sin—Referring to the Circular dated 29th April, 1817, haire the honour to acquaint you that his Majesty has been graciously pleased to direct, that the regulation therein laid down, under which the Surgeon passing, in the first instance, a recruit who may be subsequently rejected, is held liable to defray the expences incurred, for such recruit, shall from the 25th inst. inclusive, be rescinded.—l have, &c. (Signed) PALMERSTON. Officer Commanding the Regiment. The 10th and 15th regiments, forndng the garrison of these towns, were brigaded yesterday morning (Friday, 29th ult.) on Loborough Down, by Major-General Sir PENIS PACK, 1C.C.8., who was much pleased at their fine and soldier-like appearance, and the precision with which they performed their various ma nteuvres.--{Plymouth Telegraph.) His Majesty's ship Salisbury, from Portsmouth, anchored in the Sound on Wednesday last. The 72d regiment lately arrived in England, after an absence of 16 years, and which was ordered hithey to relieve the 10th, is, we are sorry to say, detained at Cumberland Fort, ,n consequence of an epidemic disorder which prevails so extensively that none of the men are permitted to leave their barracks.—(Exeter Gazette.) MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c. DEAL, APRIL 2.—Wind N. E.—Came down from the River last night and this morning the Elizabeth, Major, for llichebucto ; Stranger, Ritchie, for Quebec ; Montmorency, 'Wood, for do. ; Intrinsic, Smith, for Miramichi ; Juliano, Smith, for Quebec ; Roebuck, Eltringham, Cape Coast Castle ; Flora Delphine, Squint, for Quebec ; Isabella, Pace, Mirami_ chi ' • the whole have sailed with a f a i r w i n d, 6 P . M. Sailed his Majesty's ship Photon, for Chatham. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 2.—Wind N.E.--Arrived the Richard, Williamson, from the Downs for Demerara ; Thistle, Gibson, from the Downs for Alicant, with loss of anchor and cable. Sailed the Busiris, Gardner, for Barbadoes ; Amelia, Storey, for Bermuda ; and the Censmatus, Chaplain, for New York. FALmotiTu, APRIL I.—Wind N.---Sailed the Success, Lulbergpe, for St. John's, N. B. • PLYMOUTH, Arnim I.—Wind N.W.--Arrived the Are thusa, liondhaugh, from Newcastle to Quebec, with loss of cables in the Downs ; and Colombia, Bisset, from London to iramichi. DARTMOUTH, APRIL I.—Arrived the Blossom, William son, from London to Pernambuco, with loss of anchor and cable, which have been supplied, and the vessel will again pro ceed on her voyage. The sudden change of the wind on Saturday night from the S.S.W. to N.N.W. occasioned, on the following morning, an extraordinary high tide on the northern shore of this County, and which had it occurred at the time of spring, instead of neap, tides, would in all probability, from the extreme violence of the wind, have been as disastrous in its effects as any upon record. The 'Kent Herne Hoy belonging to Mr. J. Colegate, which sailed for that bay, about four in the afternoon of Saturday, laden . - ith corn, flour, &c. with a fair wind for London, was caught in the gale when opposite Whitstable-street, and having sprung her boons and bow-sprit was forced to bear up for Herne Bay, where about ten on the same night she came on shore, and was driven high on the main n ear ly oppos it e t h e end ofSea street, and lodged ; but, as she made but little water, hopes ara entertained that she will be got off on the approaching spring tides without any very serious injury to the vessel or cargo.— ( Kentish Gazette.) MEETING OF THE PERFORMERS OF DRURY LANE THEATRE. Yesterday, in consequence of a notice received by the Per formers from Mr. ELLISTON, they all assembled in the Green room. I Mr. ELLISTON said, he had called them together for the purpose of informing them of an arrangement which he had found it necessary to make in his Theatre. He had found it expedient, hi consequence of his respect for the Kinciple of eco nomy, which was now very extensively operating, to take upon himself, a more laborious task than he had been accustomed to perform, namely, the duties of Acting Manager. At the same time, he must do justice to the conduct of Mr. Russell, Who had acquitted himself in the situation with great ability, and was now leaving it, bearing with him the thanks and respect of all who had bn interest in the concern. Had it not been for the necessity of the introduction of the economical system alluded to the services of that Gentleman would not be dispensed with. In order that the assistance of some of those Gentlemen who formed the Corn pan might be given up6n an occasion certainly of importance, be c y mr. Elliston) h a d a ppli e d f or , an d rece i ve d t h e consent of 1 Ir. Cooper, to address the audience u p on an y occ a s i ons , that might-present themselves, on which a Proprietor could not so properly be appealed to. There was another subject to which the attention of the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Theatre would be called. An arrangement had taken place in the pre sence of the Lord Chamberlain, concerning the respective seasons of the two Winter 'Theatres and the Theatre in the Haymarket. 'lt had been represented to the Lord Chamberlain by Mr. Nlor. ris, that he had sustained much injury from the unreason.. able length of the Theatrical Winter Seasons (and the season at Drury-lane certainly could not be called a short one), and a regulation was entered into in the presence of the Lord Chamberlain and the Managers of the three Theatres to the following effect :.—.The Haymarket should have the advantage of a Season, to continue for four months with out interference from the great Winter Establishments, those establishmdats being , bound to close the Season now advancing, on or about ' the...lst of July. He (Mr. Ellis ton) thought it proper to make this communication, in order that the several performers at the "Winter Theatres might make any arrangements they thought proper to adopt, with respect to the disposal of their time in the summer season. He also did. so in consequence of some anxiety which had arisen on account of the extraordinary termination of the present season, as ar r . nounced in the bills, and the genes-al feeling that a consider able reduction was to be Made in the existing establishment, a feeling which he trusted was now put an end to. Those observations were received with marks of satisfaction by the performers ; all of whom, with the exception of two who had been on very low salaries, remain upoti the establishment. Mr. KNIGHT said he was convinced he was expressing the sentiments of the Establishment when he declared that the con duct of Mr. Russell had, during the period he was Acting Ma nager, conducted the business of the' Theatre in such a manner as endeared him to every individual connected with it, and that the same feelings elf regard were entertained towards Mr. Cooper. AMERICAN CRITICISM. THE WAvEnLY NOVELS.---We have - been so rash as to think somewhat less of these compositions than the gene rality of readers. Waverly has all the graphic interest of several of the succeeding, because it breaks open the sub jects and the scenes, and governs the tone of th ose th at come after. Guy Iliannering is the best told story. Th e Antiquary, for character and force, for strong sense and happy situations, for humour and originality, by far exceeds all other productions of this indefatigable author. B e t ween the confused, hasty, and twice-told tale of .Rob Roy and the masterly and finished characters in The Antiquary, there is an immeasurable distance. The fact is, that the Antiquary spoiled its author. So great was its success, joined to that of its predecessors, that the author was determined to make money. He wrote as fast as he could sell, and sold as fast as he could write. To read these romances became the fashion; the current ,set in, and Fame was sacrificed to In terest. • But Rob .Roy and Cae Black Dwarf, when bound up with our old friend Monkbarns, can be compared only to an edition of Jack the Giant-killer in company with Smollett's Novels. The Edinburgh , Review compares the invention of the author of the Waverley Novels to that of Shakespeare!! —This is carrying admiration "a little into the region of the ridiculous. For facility, however, the author may be compar ed to Voltaire. Smile of his characters are given with high dramatic colouring, , and some of his situations, particularly in Ivanhoe, are described with the force and fulness of Florian.-- (Charleston Courier.) A very melancholy accident occurred in the neighbourhood of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, last week. Betwixt 10 and 11 o'clock, as, Mr. Robert Duff, tenant in Little Sypeland, was returning I , ome from the Kirkcudbright market, accompanied by two of his friends, in passing along themill dam on the Galston road, a little above the new garden, he fell from his horse, and alight ing upon the declivity of the bank, tumbled in the mill-dant, where he was most unfortunately drowned. Though the dam was neither wide nor very deep at the part where the acci dent happened.; yet from the great declivity of the bank, and the darkness of the night, the Gentlemen who were in Mr. Duff's company were unable to render'him the smallest aid ; and it was not until they had procured assistance from Kiikeud bright, and got the mill-dam let off, that the corpse was found. The body when discovered was standing nearly upright, but sunk in mud and clay almost to the knees. Mr. Duff' has left a wife and large family to deplore his melancholy fate. CORN EXCHANGE, APRIL 3. We have had but few fresh arrivals in since Monday; how.. ever, the supply fully equals the demand, and no material al. teration in the prices since last day: