The Sun. — London, England, 1822-08-09 00:00:00

... t he the Vie• A S , t of Pa r• K alo e the ti° ° 4 4 tor' tl O 11 0(1 -ne" O der te"' ° , jot, ped' of , s tor , 004 0 the O' er' 1 si°l r 8 1 " ' , have a rii'c LC , r ,o , on e OC" t ;e 5 - No" ~ the li fs's _ jegl ee a 0 ° 01.0 has been associated with so many atrocities during the progress of the disturbances. We aye not room, of course, for the details of the numerous trials of the insurgents, a circum 'lt4oce not much to be regretted, as our Readers are already acquainted with the shocking transac tinns out of which, they have arisen. The exarni 4ti" of Captain Rock Dillane, however, dis tlos •es such a scene of unparalleled barbarity, that, though we blush for our common nature, in Putting upon record the horrible picture which "j i l-i l l :l i l t : t e has u n f o ld e d , we thi n k it our d u t y, as fat liv Chroniclers o f th e ti me s i n w hich w e e , to give his evidence a place in our columns. - can not, at the same time, but express our disgust that the evidence of this wretch has been re, • "ved, and that he bus been permitted to save hi s " 11 vile existence, by furthering the ends of J us tice against his companions. We do not give 'Whole„ of his evidence, but only the most material parts : N Patr ick Dill ar i e saw Mr. Thomas Hoskins this time twelve 11,°•,,,rlith, at the west end of Barna Hill ; he rode, a mule ; Win. Laurence Welsh, Edmund Dogherty„ Patrick Neil, : t as Yet t a k en, James Welsh, not taken, and William Martin, ker4rtsvith the witness; on seeing Mr. Hoskins tfeps stationed p)1 thert D oglierty, William Welsh, and witness, tne ss, I. sei ves at th e sand-pit ; the others were un d er t h e b ri d ge, s oti l 4 Was :40 paces from his party. Mr. Thomas Hoskins was th i ;"3 in the direction of Newcastle. Mr. lloskins was near . I less t , ll . d ge when first the witness saw him, and from wherewit two as stationed he heard the shots fired from under the bridge , r slioN q were fired, but they did not take place . ; James and tonte-ecce:Welsii fired first at Mr. Hoskins ; witness was in sj%ll "hn ; witness ran out with his gun when iie , he r d on.. h ts torn' the bridge • witness then fired at younb i il ; w itness's shot tOOk place when he fired at Mr. os i',l4ll. l e s hot Mr. Hoskins in the arm and breast ; there were . "e ~"ug's in the ' gun:and the mule fled; the slugs were lead , zis al a i peat h into a rod, and then , cut it with a chisel into n it• t :, h k gs ; Mr. lloskins fell; after which he ran up a mo.abe h''en w :"e right hand side in the direction of Newcastle d " L is 1f ' ti t On his knees to ;here there was gravel, and begged qrear iikliee. Witness and party pursued Mr. Hoskins ; he was on it - r• b egging for his life ; there was a hole with . gravel 1 ;le b was on this spot that Bill Welsh struck him with '"?w. ut eh d of a gun, which was broke near the end with the ~1 1 , Mr Tr "Lte diolkins fa ther to the late unhappy young gentleman, 4 sat e e - , i , 4 as head ' on his hands,' and seemed' to be in the most ,„,-6°nY--an awful stillness pervaded the Court.l s tr °4 - 1- "d Doherty one of the prisoners, fired a pistol down sho d gq the body 'f* Mr. Hoskins as he lay on his face and hr ' ,,,, ; ,, i t was butto the lo . ins he shot him ; he had received no iatetisis'hild h one witness fired ;it was the 3d hot ; sepa tais r a -- •er the murder,and e went towards Furnavella; witness and lie s tilll Y went to Kelly's to drink whiskey ; witness heard the 111VLsatohdidhe.army; went off, and no one with him. Laurei i ic z e °kik, witness that Sheehan would direct . him to F s r' o r r ▪ the latter could tell whether Mr. Hoskins was coming back again to Newcastle (bat day ; saw Fitzmaurice ; went llr ' ' ' t ztli s -44 ', 11 to the party • they questioned him as to his seeing lis ti l. r'ce and what said • witness said he saw him, and } le - s °s s ' in s s vasreturn i 'ie ; • saw Mr. H. coming alooF ; fir 4 e d - ti ttle and a half distant; as soon as witness met him r oss ° him from the sand-pit. ,sar y:sexatnined by Mr. O'CONNELL—Did you live three or ' l . ,Nt ta r s with Walter Fitzmaurice, Captain Rock ? I was the t4 SO b Wa s called C a pt a i n R oc k a t t h at t i me ; I was christen / sh y a school-mastes his ° .. 111 41 be glad to kiiow who that worthy disciple is ? t o wi se Jahie . is Morgan ; it was he christened me . was onc t e or • L:lnnined about the murder ; was not examined yes er- Int o , the day before •it Mr. Yokes who brought him se it os, , was os. 4 he halides and f d-r :• Witness swears he don't tshq,e,htslt'sweether lie told it e y e es L te; . day or the day before, nor roitt 7 t , t t.woelity,lonnbr the b l t a t st l f a of t tnight, i n ie or the last month, nor when gave his information ; r v illg W 4, t h r in the lf s ts ' t three months months ; did it a month ago, when tise ts - f; °r niation . • knew Walter Fitzmaurice was in the he h e was ; witness was carried to Newcastle in a % s til ; • s 3-- h eW ed the spot where the murder was committed . ; il e r h o e wa t , o - ld -C ee t e o r ld evsdry of it. of it ; it is not a fortnight ago ta °4 e h h e nrde%/ 1111 E 1 1. wor W c ; at * harm did the young gentleman ever d — you l ?—He was a nice young gentleman, •I ‘ V s as r i ' t e h —r owed hioniani rent. ) 1 , 1 ''its i t r ;' h t You that set him ? Yes. at a e, wh eti °t You that went in order to find when he was coin w in . g , \f e rhusd e ) ;°ti coolly and deliberately murdered him .. s. y ell _fails vo ,.lng of him. 116 4 ' 4 .14 e - 4 r u t) not . have fired at the . man in the garden whom 1%1" w ° g° in, it' he refused doing so ? I might fire at ti e , s ere y g , d make him go in if he did not. . an ▪ 40t shed the blood of this young gen . t h e fi rst who %Oh 4 YO U tl, ". ‘l, f ot i t.. - "ej, believ e that there was a GOD ? I am sure of it th e Pris s , s . v Sorry that there is a Gov ! 6 1 , 3 °e,k b eh s brought tip the last Assizes to be arraigned at signea t Vo u 11( 1 un, and postponed his trial. f . think if you were tried for the offence you were gag 1 10 p, ' s l 7 ' last Assizes, that you deserve to be hang.etd you after you postponed ,4 yor en tri . a o l u io atio w ga a- v s e i tios, q v sv e ith th foriiiatnioe --Two months. So I k i lie l done it with a it t ) l T °W (l e w v , . for whaPt'heabratd your r e—l love piety. Did'nt you theZ e P. ? t i',v,ho was tried for Mr. Hoskins's murder was tap: Qt that 1 . 4 4 ' And Mr : Vokes feed the b wit i ti l e a s d s a an n d ar d p rOVJ v t )lve att,,d tirosneecuittioncjdicsneynolugoliae.aarinste him ? I heard ( Ja ° 1 1 ; 1 - 1 ,„t° parnt_Ltr°,w es 4 4e. ini Did'nt - y - ou Bear that Galvin was s ''ftss . "; was ' s , - ,'""ihrlY, by having a mark on his cheek ?—Knew •to is s .wo m i ,„ --- neent • w'tn s gave the gun to Murphy—had , s at S4 l ° , t h'er'Z, 3 'hut had i on e l s y ore that time ; forced these guns giti` e m ?-siel 4 • Did Mr. Yokes tell you you would be ex it t 1 1 1 1: sis els Me to tell nothing but the truth. And if you h a t, r e a - r .7°l‘es would hang you ?—I deserved to be hanged. ll t he k i t enter villain in the creation - than you are—were you 140140 red his blood !—did'nt grant him mercy,. when w its it d a d' wh,„„ ll l Your hands Yet you knew Galvin was th'e l'a s 4 , Red i t ',;!°t come forward * then—did you think if Galvin 'sr, s. , in s ois •sould be murder ?--At that time he intended to 4 tsesh, r u P• But you let the trial go on ; and only for It ding th s ' esti ninny he would have been hanged, notwith hes ka ere ' ss- examination that christen edtold Capt. Rock ; and t• as pit 1r0n..... I NMr. Vokes . had a 'notion of giving s jth es d;,ge t nehight nothing of spilling blood! Heard there , y o , ,ard for giving inforrnation.—About how , many 1:t!s o - than g eserv e to be hanged !—Several times. IL ou are don' N ° l ' 7 give me in a lump how many times ? ( Ter ' " t s c wa -- anw how often if that which he fired at Mr. s lte s s ° ;"s, r s r , - ,Ve shot did not take effect , so as to kill him. Give ssst s : .I. ° f , 4 „ — ; give me yes or no •do ou think you are a inur l4irre at °P there - until midnight you must give an rdes E in your own mind, don't you think you ar e isl 4, r e •P, t kin went there with that intent—the shot I I°4 4: 41.- ---s ts ' or 's= \Fell, that is one answer. Remember yea os z ., riiu, sts " with blood upon your hands ; do you think •-srer ? k r " kr , You think or not whether you are a murderer ? Lo C o „ • O'c • f i r 0 144 44.. 1- "I would never have got the answer only the was iu e cu• ills i s s„ hh 'neY did •ou deer?? I got 50s. What for ?—I as ot , • ss'c --hunit the niu — was put up ! ,her sue"bell es, l ayte ae ii,,.stio r ,.."`-'n, go down, go down, I'll not ask you sig ha.t . 4 e onsio e,a ?' and rne awful feeling which pervaded the Court t• he ole ti. • V ed a far CL • 7 Yest e Ch ron i c l e of the 18th ult. 10 r e "le sa n .ruaY, contains the following notice : ction of 114,„tsti44`4°tishin..Bishop of London having been obtain e_A-401,4°, a (.4ariunittee of the Society for promoting I °i trl natT ea sed ' es lh this garrison, and the Lord Bishop ti t totivii ri e ;i ttee tsb l ide t . seielinstpei si te i sailh totpoatthethe same should be formed under t‘r Governor, his Excellency f , t t-h: tfi l4h abir ui g in the oyerno r and other Members o t ioa s e Pan, 4 tts as a , ,galTisuu, and such other officers and' tW t i; at tl i tyse of sub ,..:lendly to the institution, to meet him ,! w e l t , - Court. , „";itting the necessary rules and regula , .04 e k u e) on Friday next, the 18th instant, at ' lleZ corn str iatd - qn 4rters, j . S. ta lt i. , C d ll u A ly P .l ll o l , A lB N 2 , 2. Cjvil Secretary. MS MAJESTY. PREPARATIONS IN THE CITY FOR THE DEPAR- TIME OF lIIS MAJESTY FOR SCOTLAND. For several days his MAJESTY's loyal Subjects in the City have waited in anxious expectation for an official communica tion, announcing the time of his Majesty's departure, on his visit to Scotland, in order that they might manifest their affec tion and respect in the highest possible manner. No informa tion, however, upon which much reliance could be placedi wa s received upon the subject until yesterday, when the Chief Ma_ gistrate had due notification, that on Saturday morning at half_ past eight o'clock, the King would embark at Greenwich. This notification was, we believe, accompanied by a wish upon the part of his Majesty, that he should be attended as far as the City limits extend, by the Lord Mayor and great Corporate Bodies. His Lordship, long before he had been put in posses sion of his ,Majesty's intention of leaving Greenwich on Satur day, had given orders to the Water Bailiff, and other officers under his jurisdiction on the Thames, to prepare the city barge with all possible splendour for the oiciwaion of the Royal departure, having, at an early period, been assured that his Majesty was determined to set sail within the city bounda ries. He also sent round to the several Companies, expressing his belief that it would be a source of gratification to the King to see as numerous and respectable a body of citizens as could be conveniently collected on the river, to witness the embark ation. The hint was taken with alacrity, and already a num- ber of elegantly ornamented barges are ranged together in the Thames, as much in the neighbourhood of the grand entrance as the Commodore, Sir Charles Paget, will permit. The Lord Mayor will embark at the Tower-stairs on Saturday morn ing at six o'clock, in order that he may arrive at Greenwich an hour and a half before his Majesty shall reach the Royal Yacht. His Lordship will proceed in his barge, which is to be towed along by a steam-boat immediately before the Royal Yacht, as his Lordship will attend upon the occasion as Chief Conservator of the Thames, and not in his office of Mayor. As soon as the Lord Mayor shall have reached the Medway, where we believe the city boundaries have their limit, the City barge will salute the Royal Yacht and immediate ly return to the City. The Company in the City barge is to consist of the Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, all the Alder men and their Ladies, the whole amounting to about 50. His Lordship will attend in full dress. Capt. Dall, of the James Watt Steam-boat, is ordered to have his vessel in readiness by six o'clock, in order that no delay may be occasioned to the Royal Yacht. His Majesty is expected to land at Leith on Monday about half-past two or three o'clock. He will proceed to the Palace of Holyrood in his travelling dress, and he will be re ceived by the Duke of Hamilton as Hereditary Keeper. The Lord Provost of Edinburgh will to received by his Majesty im mediately after. While in Scotland his Majesty's chief resi dence will be Dalkieth Palace, where he will be attended by only eight persons : —Lord Gwydyr, Lord Greaves, Lord F. Conyng ham, Si; William Knighton, Sir Edmund Nagle, and three persons of inferior rank.—On Wednesday, by special com mand of his Majesty, that part of the household which had been shipped on board the James Watt steam ship, command ed by Captain Dall, was removed to the steam packet Tourist, which sailed yesterday for Edinburgh. The James Watt has been selected for the King's accommodation, and is now fitted up in the most splendid manner to receive his Majesty on board, should it be his pleasure to leave his yacht during his voyage to Scotland. This superb steam ship and the Tourist were both examined on Wednesday by the proper officers of his Majesty's squadron, and the great superiority of the James Watt obtained for her the distinguished honour of a Royal . command to wait on his Majesty during his Northern voyage. (From. the 05server of Monday last.) It is rather singular that no Sovereign of Great Britain has ever been in Scotland who was not in the line of the ancient Scottish Monarchs, according to the undoubted assent of all parties ; and that no such Sovereign could have been here but George the Fourth. Charles the Second was here, who was unquestionably in that line : from his time, to the death of the Cardinal of York (late in the reign of George III.), the Royal Family was divided. The claims of the exiled branch of it were maintained to the very last, by a party who were called Jacobites, which latterly was not a very large party, but which yet survived in Scotland. and persevered in supporting the right of that fa mily to the Throne of Britain. By the death of the Cardinal of York, the Jacobite party have become completely triumphant; for we are all now i facobites, thorough-bred Jacobites, in acknow ledging George IV. If George 111. had been here, or any of his predecesssors, back to James 11. (VII.), it might have been said by the Jacobites that he was not the legitimate Monarch, inasmuch as the elder branch of his family was preserved in the persons of the ejected Stuarts; but nothing of the kind can be I said of George V.: and Scotland is in the singular situation (.4 making preparations to hail the arrival to a Sovereign,who unites in his person all the claims to the throne, whether de ii: re or de facto, which' any party has ever set up and which no - Sovereign 'has been able to boast since the Royal visit which Scotland re, ceived, if we except the short and feverish reign of James 11. (VII.), though in fact he was here when Duke of York. This seems to be one of the feelings that stimulate the people here, at the present time, to make such , great exertions.. Our King is the heir of the Chevalier, in wnose service the Scotch suffered so much, shone so much ; and he will find many a Flora" Ma cdonald amongst the " Sisters of the Silver Cross," and many a faithful Highlander attending on his Throne, with the forester's bugle and bow. , , t , i.., ~„ 4' ~:, */ ' s; 7 ,1:-• lb :.\94. ~-:.}_, ~.. , I' ) .'•. - i ; 1 • - • 4 1 , 1ki t : ‘.,.-r.,, ;.%:•-•... ( •._ -_-- -. ••• ~..i... " c y -•'.' t 1 , ..,,,- i..,, , ~, .i - 5 ....- - - ; :‘, --- 4.7 , - , '",5 , 9- )v .• -- . ::?iris - - J.,..) <:, • - IZR Oy - f-iN - - -- "-' 'i ' •w ., ' * ~, - _ ...., - 1771 - 14rcl, ' l / 4 •A' 'S' ✓. ~..3) . 0 tf) 0. '4,- o .1 t*t THE ROYAL GEORGE YACHT. Yesterday morning we visited the Royal George, lying off Deptford ; she is a noble vessel, with an exterior distinguished for its symmetry rather than for its embellishments. On step ping on board we noticed the same elegant simplicity : with the exception of the gilt coat of arms at one end, the gilt tiller at the other, and a beautiful orbicular glass compass-case in the centre, the quarter-deck of this royal yacht scarcely exceeded, in decoration, that of one of our crock frigates.—Descending a winding mahogany staircase that opens near the left or larboard gangway, we came to what is called the middle deck. A door facing the stern led us to the King's dining cabin—a room, as it appeared to us, about. 23 feet wide, or " athwart ship," and full 17 deep, or " fore and aft." A door opposite to that by which we had entered conducted us through'a passage, about three feet and a half wide and seven feet and a halt long, to the King's state cabin, or drawing-room, which we supposed to be about twenty feet wide and 15 or 16 deep. To the left of the passage, entered by a door from the state cabin, was the King's bedchamber, measuring about thirteen feet one way, and the length of the passage the other. The cabin to the right of the passage was a small bedchamber for the personage on board next in rank to the King. The ceiling was about six feet and a half from the deck, and the royal apartments, though richly and tastefully fitted up, did not ap pear to contain a single superfluous piece of furniture. In the two book-cases of the state cabin were several standard works, foreign as well as English : and on one of the tables in the dining-room we noticed a copy of " James's Naval History of Great Britain." Returning to the foot of the staircase, a door that leads to the fore part of the ship brought us to the " Lords' apartment," where, we were informed, the Captain and his Officers, and some of the principal attendants, dined ; and we observed that the seats were all convertible into beds. A pas .sage from this room conducted us to a spacious kitchen, that reached to the bows of the vessel. Here we found that the cooking process was wholly managed by steam, and nothing seem ed wanting in this important department. On the lower deck, to which we did not descend, were the sleeping cabins of the of ficers of the ship, and here also were slung the hammocks of the men.—The Royal George, we' understand, measures 330 tons, and was built in 1817, at Deptford dock-yard, from a de sign by Sir Hy. Pcake, one of the surveyors of the navy. The King's trip to Ireland last year, it seems, afforded indubitable proofs of the superiority of her construction. In the two days' heavy gale which his Majesty experienced on his returns, the yacht shipped scarcely any water, while the attendant frigates were " plunging bows and bowsprit under." On the same occasion, the Royal George showed also that she could outsail and outcarry almost any of the men of war in company: No finer vessel, therefore, could have been selected for conveying the King of England safely and speedily to the port of his des tination.—( Morning Paper.) FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Sir M. W. Ridley, Bart. and family, from Paris ; Mr. and Mrs. Field, at Hodgson's Hotel, Dover-Street, from Brighton ; ThOmas Pinton, Esq., at ditto, from Cheltenham. DEPARTURES.—The Marquis. and Marchioness of Tavis tock, for Oakley House, Bedfordshire; Lady Willoughby and family, for Cheltenham ; Lord Ellenborough, for the Isle of Wight; the Marquis of Londonderry, for North Cray, Kent; Admiral Gosling, from Reddish's Hotel, Jermyn.street, on a tour ;. the Hon. LeSter Stanhope, for the Continent. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Earl and Countess of Harlington gave an elegant En tertainment, on Tuesday, to the Marquis and Marchioness of Tavistock, the Earl and Countess of Sefton, Lady M. Molyn eaux, Earl Cathcart, Earl of Tife , Lord and Lady Barnard, Lord Foley, Lady Augusta Poulett, Mr. Mills, &c. at their house in Stable-yard, St. James's. Loid Melbourne gave a grand Turtle Dinner, ,on Wednes day, at his hthase; Whitehall, to a distinguished' party. Lady Parch had a select Party, yesterday evening, at her house in Park-street. P 0 E T It Y. GEORGE THE FOURTH AND A' THAT-_A SONG. TuNz— Whistle o'er ea' lave O. BY JOHN MAYNE. King GEORGE the Fourth is coming down To see his friends in Embro'-town ; To hold his Court, and wear the Crown 0' Scotland's Kings, and a' that ! And a' the chieftains o' the North, Lords, leddies, lairds, and men of worth, Are flocking to the Firth o' Forth. To welcome him, and a' that ! Before his barge can reach the land, Behold, in millions on the strand, A 1 yal People, hand in hand, In tears of joy, and a' that ! For though our Liege has Kingdoms three, And mony an Island in the sea, Auld Scotland strives to bear the gree For loyalty, and a' that ! Then cock your bonnets, ilka blade, And, lords and leddies, man and maid, Let rites and honours due be paid To Royalty and a' that ! Though Kings and Queens of high renown' lia'e flourish'd aft in Embro-town, A better never wore the Crown Than GEOROE the Fourth, for a' that ! But, oh ! while guns and cannons roar, And banners wave frae shore to shore, The heart is wounded to.the core, That we maun part for a' that ! Yet fill your goblets till they foam ; And when the Kola's dispos'd to roarn, He'll look on Scotland as his home, And come again, and a' that ! FOND OF DANCING.—An officer who was quar tered in a country town, being once asked to a ball, was ob served to sit in sullen sort in a corner for some hours. One of the ladies present being desirous of rousing him from his reverie, accosted him with, " Pray, Sir, are you not fond of dancing ?" " I am very fond of dancing," was the reply. —" Then, why not ask * some of the ladies that are disen gaged to be your partner, and strike up ?" " Why, Madam, to be frank with you, I do not see one handsome woman in the room." The lady making a slight curtsey left hint, and joined her companions who asking her what had been her con versation with the Captain—" It was too good to be repeated in prose," said she, " lend me a pencil, and I will try to give you the out-line in rhyme." " So, Sir, you rashly vow and swear, You'll dance with none that are not fair ; Suppose we women should dispense Our hands to none but men of sense ?" " Suppose ! well, Madam, pray what then ?" " Why, Sir, you'd never dance again." Yesterday the Duke of YORK transacted mili tary business with the KING. The LOUD CHANCELLOR had an audience of his MAJESTY yesterday. After the Cabinet Council on Wednesday the Earl of LIVERPOOL left town for Coombe Wood ; the Marquis of LONDONDERRY, for North Cray ; and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER for Blackheath. ENGLISH OPERA B r ous E.—Gordon the Gypsey was repeated for the third time last night, with increased interest and success, to a very crowded house.—The piece has been judiciously pruned, and it will no doubt be a favourite for the re mainder of the season. It will, however, we understand, be laid aside on Thursday next, when the long promised Novelty (by the same Author) Gil Blas, at 17, 25, 52, is expected to appear. Mr. MaTnEws, the celebrated performer, left " home" on Friday last, in the packet.ship William Thompson, for New York.—(Liverpool Courier, Aug. 7.) Miss S. BOOTH commenced an engagement for five nights at the Newcastle Theatre, on Tues day last, in the characters of Letitia. Hardy and Little Pickle. The following is given in the Asiatic Journal:—Lieut. Col let, of the Bombay army, having heard that a very large tiger had destroyed seven inhabitants 'of an adjacent village, re solved, with another officer, to attempt the destruction of the monster. Having ordered seven elephants, they went in quest of the animal, which they found sleeping beneath a bush. Roused by the noise of the elephants, he made a furious charge on them, and Lieutenant C.'s elephant received him on her shoulder, the other six having turned about and run oft; notwithstanding the exertions of the riders. The elephant shook off' the tiger, and Lieutentant Collet having fired two balls at him, - -he fell, but again recovering himself, he made a spring at Lieutenant Collet. Having missed his object, he seized the elephant by her hind leg, and having received a kick from her, and another ball, he let go his hold, and fell a second time. Supposing that he was now disabled, Lieutenant C. very rashly dismounted, with the resolution of killing him with his pistols ; but the tiger, who had only been couching to take another spring, flew On Lieute nant C. and caught him in his mouth. The strength and in trepidity of-the Lieutenant, however, did not forsake him :he im mediately fired his pistol into the tiger's body, and finding that this had no effect, he disengaged his arm with all his force, and directing the other pistol to his heart, he at last destroyed him, after receiving 25 severe wounds. FOR THE SUN. ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Mr. EDITOR—As a Musical Professor who have devoted the chief part of my life to the at tainment of knowledge in the art of music, I could not but have felt great alarm on reading a para graph in your Paper of last night, -stating a new project under the above mentioned designation. This alarm is by no means confined to myself, for I can confidently say that it is the general feeling of nearly all the regular members of the musical profession, as a rumour that such an academy was likely to take place has been some time afloat. - The first question to be proposed is, what occasion is there for such an academy ? Is not the musical profession already overcharged with musicians, in every branch of the art ? Is there not a ROYAL SOCIETY OF Alusiciass, all the members of which are employed not only in the mertion of their own talents, but in teaching the principles of the art, and in extending the skill of instrumental performances ? is there not, be sides, a' NEW Musscar. FUND, the members of which are equally employed in diffusing the knowledge of their art ? Is there not also a CIiORAL FUND ? On what reasonable plea, there fore, can a new Institution be founded that will not be injurious to the three admirable Societies which I have above noticed ? It need not be told that each of those excellent Societies has established a fund for the support of decayed members and their families, yet the proposed new Academy does not seem to have included any such benevolent pro vision within the arrangements of their plan. We have already a College of Physicians and a College of Surgeons, fully adequate to all the purposes of relief for the infirmities and accidental evils inci dent to human nature. No other Institution of the same description is required, and considering the high estimation and benevolent tendency of the three Musical Societies to which I have adverted, it seems to me that it would be as absurd to bring forward a new Medical or Chirurgical College, as to introduce . a new Musical Establishment.- 1 see that the plan of this new Musical Academy is supported by the names of subscribers of high rank, but high rank by no means includes profes sional taste and knowledge. The motives of these subscribers are doubtless pure and patriotic, but they do not seem to be allied to knowledge and discretion. Sir, the musical market is already overstocked with dealers, as I have before ob served. At time end of seven years the pupils of the new Academy are to be thrown upon the world at large, but they will be countenanced, recommended, and employed by its Patrons, and what will be the inevitable consequence ? why, that the regular Professors of Music, who have devoted great part of their lives to the at tainment of their art, will be deprived of em-' ployrnent, and themselves and their families be reduced to hopeless distress. The resources of the Royal Society of Musicians, of the New Mu sical Fund, and of the Choral Fund, will by no means be adequate to support, or even to afford relief to, the innumerable claimants who will be thrown upon their charity by the esta blishment of the proposed Institution. I submit these suggestions to the reflection of those who have hastily and inconsiderately consented to enroll themselves among the Patrons and Sub scribers, and I am induced.to think that, upon re flection, they .will feel the force of my remarks,. and shall conclude for the - present with merely observing, that if the new Academy should be established, the race of Musicians, who now sup port the Profession, will be brought to a similar situation with the degraded Professors of the Art in other countries, owing .to similar Institutions. —ln hopes that abler writers than myself will take up a subject of such importance to justice and humanity, I am. Mr. Editor, your luurible Servant, August 8, 1822. A PROFESSOR, • With a Wife and Eight Children. _ _ P. S. It would be proper for the Committee of the proposed Academy to ascertain the number of Professors who belong to the ROYAL SOCIETY or MCSICIANS, to the NEW MUSICAL FUND, and to the CHORAL FUND, and also of those who are not members of those Establishments, be fore they rashly bring forward a new musical generation to " push from their stools" men of acknowledged talents who have large families to support. The Beaver sloop of war arrived yesterday frcra Rio Janeiro with advices to the 4th June. Very few letters, however, have been received by this conveyance, as the packet was to sail the next day. The Beaver has.on board part of the bullion brought from Lima by the Creole ; the remainder is shipped in another vessel of war. The letters from Rio mention that M. Andrade, the brother of M. Jose Boni facio de Andrade, the present Prime Minis ter, who was one of the Members, and if we mistake not President, of the Junta of St. Paul's, had been expelled from the Junta, in consequence of which the Prime Minister sent in his resignation, which the Prince refused to ac cept. The Prince had convened the Brazilian Cortes, intended to be composed of Deputies from all the Provinces, and establishing, as a principle he intended to act upon, that as soon as two thirds of the Deputies were assembled in the capital they should proceed to business. The Second Report of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the Collection and Management of the Public Revenue in Ireland, and certain De partments of the same in Great Britain, recom mends the incorporation of the several Boards of Revenue throughout the United Kingdom, the effect of which, it says, will be to extend the wholesome regulations of this country to Ireland, together with all the rules and provisions by which both the Customs and Excise are now governed in England. The measures recom mended in this Report are expected to be carried into effect with all possible expedition. - In the year 1664, on the sth of December, a boat on the Menai, crossing that strait over which a bridge is now building, with eighty-one passengers, was, upset, and only one passenger, named 'Hu oft WILLIAMS, was saved. Qn the same day, in the year 1785, was upset another boat, containing about GO persons, and every soul perished, with the exception of one, whose name also was Hugh Williams ; and on the sth of August, 1820, a third boat met the same dis aster, but the passepgers of this were no more than 25 ; and, singular to relate, ttre whole perished with the exception of one, whose name was Hugh Williams ! FOR THE SUN. SHIPWRECKS. MR. EDITOR-We have within the last twelve months had very many unfortunate shipwrecks, and of these the North of England has had its full share. Many of our shipwrecked seamen, no doubt, perish for want of proper attention, not from inhumanity, but from mere ignorance ; and the chance is, unfortunately, that if any one reaches land from a wreck in a state of suspended animation, that he is killed by being held up by the heels, or by rough usage, under the mistaken idea that life can only be restored by violent methods. A Gentleman of high respectability, at Sunderland, has rendered a great service to humanity by printing and distributing, at, his own expence, along the Coasts of the County of Durham, " The Manual of the Royal humane Society ;" thus instructing the inhabitants in the art of restoring life. I should hope that this good example will be followed by Northumberland (in which the Noble President of the Royal Humane Society resides), and by other counties: the expence in each county is a mere trifle. Temple, 7th August, 1822. • * MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, Au G. E.S.E.—Came • down from the River and sailed the Catherine, Younger, South Seas ; Piaci dia, Fairclough, Trieste; Buenoventuru, Surarago, St. Sebase tiaras. Arrived the Hope, Briggs, from Quebec, and sailed for Yarmouth. , POIITSNOUTTI, Aug. 8.---Wind S.S.E.--Arrived the Deane, Jackson, from Havre, and sailed again for Miramichi. PLYMOUTH, Auo. 7.—Wind N.—Arrived the Venerable, Cocoling, from Memel ; Syren, Taylor, from London for Nesrfoundland. Sailed the Ariadne for the Cape of Good Hope. FAr.mouTti, Auo. 7.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived off the port the Eagle, Betty, from Pesnau for Lisbon. HEnn INC; FISHERY.—The herring fishing commenced last week in Caithness, and we are happy to say that it promises; well. At the Hill market of Wick upwards of a thousand women were engaged, and a . great number of men, at wages equal to any that have been given for two seasons back. There are rot so many boats at Wick as last year, but they are daily arriving from several parts in the south. Some of the Wick boats fished for a day or two with great success, having come in with 30 and 40 cranes each. At Clyth and Lybster they have also been very successful, the smaller description of boats hav ing caught from 10 to 16 and 20 cranes. The herring fishing at Helmsdale has commenced with the greatest spirit. So early as Wednesday of last week, upwards of two hundred excellent boats, well manned, chiefly from the Frith of Forth, arrived at Helmsdale and were making the most acti ve p re p ara tio n . We have Lard since that they have been very suCcessful. (Scutch Paper.) THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, AUGUST 9 Our supplies are very abundant this morning, particularly of Wheat, but the mealing trade excessively dull; the few sales which were made were at a reduction from Monday's prices 2s. or 3s. per quarter, and no disposition to purchase largely at. that reduction. Little doing in ary other Grain, and they re main nearly as on Monday. SMITHFIELD MARKET, AUG. There was a good supply this morning at market of all de scriptions of Cattle, and the prices of all kinds of meat may be quoted as per last Monday. The trade appears heavy, the butchers not purchasing freely. Beef 3s Od to 4s Od I Veal 4s Od to 4s Od Mutton 2s 4d - to 2s 10d I Pork Lamb 3s. Od. to 4s. Od. CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. A letter from Trieste, dated the 23d ult. received via Vienna, mentions that at Constantinople and at Smyrna, scenes of the most horrible butchery of the Greeks were reported to have taken place as soon as the defeat of the Turkish fleet at. Chesme had been made public. The SULTAN and the•Govern ment,are said to have taken a leading part in these exces.es. An Express arrived this forenoon from Paris. It is not u rider stood,to have brought any political news of importance. The Renter; on Tuesday last there advanced to 92. N. Here, this day, they are worth 92. 75. with the Exchange at 25.40. Prus sian Fives are 89, and Mr. RoTHSCIIILD'S New Prussian Loan 88i. Spanish Old Bonds are .631, and the Neivoi.— Neapolitan, 73i. Danish Fives, 87i. Russian Sixes--,- EXch inge I 1 i. 82. Metallic Fives, 79f a 80, and the New Loan, 831 Austrian Metallic Fives are 781 a 794. Columbian Sixes, 86i In the Chili Loan there has again been a considerable advance. —The Bonds have been sold as high as 82i, and a great deal of business has been done in these Secnrines.' The' demand .for British Funds is better than it has been for some days.— Bank Stock is 2511 a 252. Reduced Threes . 'aie ' Con sols 801 B. Three and Half per Cents.. 924 'oltlTours 991 ; and the New Fours 99i. India Bonds b 4. And Consols for the settlement on the 28th curt. are 80. t g The failure of an old and very eminent establishment in the City, owing to the sud den death of the leading partner, has occasioned the deepest regret. It is feared that much inconvenience, if not distress, to many industrious families will be the consequ ence.—(l l f or fling Chromiele. ) In the district of St. Pierre-sur-Dives, a dispute having arisen between two individuals who wen playing at skittles, one of them, pretending he had won the game, took pos session of the stakes.—The other denied his right to them, and, anxious for the restitution of his money, seized the watch of his opponent, who, highly enraged at this act, declared he would shoot him if the watch was not immediately restored. This threat proving, however, fruitless, he rushed out, but soon returned armed with a gun, and taking aim at the person who had his watch, once more declared his inten. tion of firing if it were not returned. A thiid person, who was present, and who had done every thing in his' power to appease this madman, seeing him still persist in his design, threw himself between the two disputants,. thinking thereby to prevent mischief ; but unhappily at that momehc the piece was discharged, and he fell a victim to his humanity. The murderer, with several persons who were present, has been arrested, and safely lodged in the prison of Caen. . „ EFFECTS OF BOXING.-Wednesday aftefnoon about four o'clock, two young men were drinking together at a public house, near Coventry-street, Haymarket, when, in consequence of some high words, they proceeded into the street to fight together • they continued doing so for some time, when one of the combatants, named Galling, gave the other a most tremendous blow on - the head, which laid him senseless on the ground, in which state he was carried to the Hospital. His antagonist was taken in custody to Marlborough-street Office, before Mr. Rae, the Ma gistrate, when a surgeon's certificate was received, that there were no hopes of the man's recovery ; and the prisoner was re manded, until his fate is known. ANGLING.—Some time ago, two young gentle men of Dumfries, while fishing at Dalswinton loch, having expended their stock of worms, &c. had recourse to the expedient of picking' - out the eyes of the dead perch, and attach ing them to their hooks—a bait which the perch is known to take quite as readily as any other. One of the perch caught in this manner struggled so much when taken out of the water, that the hook had no sooner been loosened from its mouth than it came in contact with one of its eyes, and actually tore it out.— The pain occasioned by this accident only made the fish struggle the harder, until at last it fairly slipped through the holder's fingers, and again escaped to its native element. The disappointed fisher, still retaining the eye of his aquatic fugi tive, adjusted it on the hook,' and again commit ted his line to the waters. After a very short interval, on pulling up the line, he was astonish ed to find the identical perch that had eluded his grasp a few minutes before, and which literally perished by swallowing its own eye . I —(Dumfries Courier.)