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I) P ecv jrS, 811351 a Jed, writl e " l ,terta i°e s h e lie ir 141licer5' -- a roll et° In C ory „arge lits : sAv' t 3f ° 3 4 5 "„ first e'eof in i s ter .11 : 03 5 S isit e . of tile s 4 goT" -a' tale tillg afte r d a l ;05t ie ag` B. e a, lestrof- a d eta" :o 301 Wbje e 400 1°C f ) Idie rs hief it : ° o erP° sl"o • j. ddre s " the pri:: bee n pr i s , 4 the A '-he an t of of dotiv rbio, le o s „two° rua, lignity with which they continue to assail, not Merely the Constituted Authorities, but the Mo narchical institutions of the State. They ac knowledge, for example, that an Established Church, with a beneficed Clergy, is necessary t° a Monarchy, or at least that under any other f orm of government it would speedily be deprived of its influence and power, because its influence is 41 Y useful to a Monarchy; and yet they endeavour t°d 'grade th e E sta bli s h e d Ch urc h an d th e Esta blished Clergy of England, and thus to deprive the :40narchy of one of the most efficient as well as one of t he most graceful pillars of its Constitution. 111 - e Y are aware, too, of the superior effect which 1s Produced' upon the public mind, by rather ca. fltniniating the various officers by whom the b tisi '*ss oldie country is performed, than by at tacking the constitution of the offices themselves. except when they inadvertently commit I .: eilist lives, they do not openly avow their hosti l! to Monarchy, but betray it by their hatred of 1 1 - i '°/ictrchs, whom they take every opportunity of denouncing by. such appellations as " the gang Y i r tin gs!"—and their aversion to whom is ma --ested ev en b y t h e most i mpu d ent a tt emp t s t o asperse the character and to ridicule the dignity f • th eir (All; Sovereign !—Thus, also, they more 1 :, (1.11e ntlY direct their hostility against the dig al'arieS a n d inferior Clergy of the Church, than t[ iast the constitution of the Church itself, to : 11411 they are quite aware that unless the -stitu tion of the Church had been different, le e condu ct and character of its pious and : N ed Ministers must, have been under all atttual circumstances the same. Whether they o h r 4 : 1 1 tark t i e h s of e Sovereign or his Councils,—the the Church, or the Great Officers i t . th e State,---the Laws or the Legislature,— ob . s t O O ob v i ous that there is always t x but one j . ee t i , the brinin into n View— gg contempt the ?II sting Institutions of the country. Even the ; )°n rs resp ect i ng the poss i ble i ntro d uct i on o f Io C4 NNING int o th e Mi n i s t r y, are equa lly seiz e d K t 4, as furni s hi ng an occas i on f or treat i ng t h e i tt t z Z' the Administration, the Landed Interest i rre 11 °use o f C ommons , an d one o f th e mos t LoPreacbable characters in the Empire, the I t it . a li ikiiect,Lort, with indignity and insult. ih e ls impossible that the KING, according to i tter C a° have any Motives for a supposed dis -1,4,444410n to war d th e i ntro d uct i on o f M r. C AN . 144 :' e xcept such as are of a personal nature, and realm or thy of his office as Chief Magistrate of the %st It is impossible but that the Ministers fr oal necessarily desire Mr. CANNING'S assistance, Pacit ys--" a f "Asciousness of the own utter inca iMpo; if ,. ° l r t he discharge of their duties It is Cor ti , e but that the majority of the House of Oti theOng A ""tst eag er ly wish for his continuance iinora Ita isterial benches, in order that their lus tre 44 a nd stupidity m a y be protected by the of • tht his talents,—that their sordid betrayal aotbe Inter ests of th e i r C ons tit ue nts may be in I vic o rneasu re dignified by the brilliancy of his try and der entled by th e i ngenu ity o f hi s sophis tioo t the Commandi ng force of his declama „lt " impossible, notwithstanding thei r '1161. 1e B sen timents on that vital topic the Co e Ch • estion, that th e LORD CHANCELLOR 4Na ye a ny but personal objections to Mr. tou t* Or th a t h e can hesitate to d epr i ve t h e though Y of . Mr. CANNING'S services, because co, t4i Nit s ns eLous of the inferiority of his own 4tist th e Learned Lord knows that he is at t his i s "al to Mr. CANNING in finesse !—And i rlln asser ted of a J u d ge , t h e c h aracter o f losand.erstandinr, and the inflexible justice PI N , " s e •• - gYri decisions are the theme of just t n ou red, and universal admiration,—who is ho- S ov ere . wi th the esteem and confidence of his it g a,--- th e re a p b gratitude of his country,—and ° I th at e almost said the implicit reverence st ati on l'r°fPssion of which he holds the highest (5 Its members can attain ! e 0). ° tc le 1 morning act s Btit received American Papers °f August.—The following are ex- V t tls „ .ar tio • , ,1 C hu z ea u sed 3 9.—A severe disease had for about 431 4 al : ti : re kt Olitt great rava g es in thi s city . American shi p: , JU It i s ed to export th e p rocee d s o f t h e i r cargoes in p a ‘q de g um re to that th e Governor of the Castle of St. u , t tiuti e ( - 4 rovern e fused to permit the vessels of the Mexican ' N went to enter or depart from the port of Vera "44 0: w I'6ll x, A viei rf 411 opi ni trG * 7 —The Board of Health having ex . .that qt l - It Y " the atmosphere in Rector-street and its , te ra tu juzious Anew : 4erti t'g to to the health of the inhabitants, and of c 4 l l atio n of that part of the city; and believing that the le ktill f4 th e tri t e lte Public health, and the opinion of the public , oh o to the . are —have ordered that the several, avenues he ro , I nfect e d kti d , y oma.Ledistrict be forthwith fenced up ; and it i s Il oar Tstri et, be : a, that all vessels at the wharfs, within the 'I noteOr r rilOyed '4t .(ealth , to such place as the President of the N lT e ssel b Health Commissioners, shall direct ; and the, 3 4144 furthere ermitted to c o lie at any of the said 44 k o _, me or t„ ""ers Of the Board, under the penalties of .v ‘tig e i s STEPHEN ALLEN, President. tot 0 ., i l trivi n , s . Resolv;il, that all 4% 8. CrOr n New-York be detained at the Lazaretto (Signed) JOSEPH PRYER, Clerk." . , 2.S C . 45 C. 4 0 a 40 c. 30 c' THE ARMY. On Saturday last the tents were struck and the guns removed from Salisbury Crags, Edinburgh. A squadron of the 7th Dragoon Guards marched from Mus selburgh to Glasgow, where it arrived on the 3d inst. A squadron of the 2d Dragoons marched from Piershill to Perth, where it arrived on the 3d inst. and afterwards detached to Cupar, Angus, Forfar, and Creeff, in aid of the Officers of the Revenue. One squadron of the 2d Dragoons marched on the 2d inst. from Dalkeith to Piershill Barracks. 77th Regiment of Foot.—Two companies marched from Dal keith on the 2d inst. for Paisley, where they will arrive on the 6th inst. Three companies marched from Dalkeith on the 2d inst. for Glasgow, where they arrived yesterday. A Subaltern's Detachment is ordered to be stationed at Dumbarton. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, SE pT. 4. —Wind S.W.—Arrived last night and sailed for the River the Princess Charlotte, Benty, Jamaica ; Fanny Vouse, Lister, Oporto. Came down from the River last night and sailed the Phaeton frigate and Cameleon sloop of war, for Portsmouth ; also came down and remain the Ann, Atcheson, for Demerara ; Friends, Andrewe, Smyrna. Arrived to-day and sailed for the River the Agenoria, Greenock, Leghorn, in 46 days. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Phi leria, Postgate, from Gibraltar; Orpheus, Findlay, from the Downs, for the Isle of France and Ceylon; Adams, Coffin, from ditto, for the South Seas ; Fame, Nutt, ditto and Gibraltar ; and St. Lawrence, ditto, Quebec. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 3.—Wind W. S.W.—Came in the Union, Kelly, 27 days from Prince Edward's Island ; and Speculation, Richards, 30 days from Quebec. WRITBY, SEPT. 3.—Arrived the Es' of Dunbar, from Greenland; with three whales and one grafhput, about 60 tuns of oil ; left the ice on the 13th ult., reports the fishing to have been generally bad. YARMOUTH, SEPT. 4.—The vessel mentioned yesterday as being on the Scroby Sand is the Pocklington, Briggs, from Jamaica to Leith; she got off with the assistance of boats from hence about 7 o'clock last night, and makes but little water. The Pocklington had a Downs' pilot on board in charge of the vessel.—Lloyd's surveyor reports it safe for her to proceed to London. THE HERRING FISHERY. -- The Herring Fishery, at Stronsay (Orkney); has proved uncommonly pro ductive this season, and has fully answered both in earliness and abundance the expectations of the curers, who made trial of this new station. It is likely to become one of the most im portant in the North, as from the early appearance of the fish, the curer, after the fishing at Stronsay, has still the full season before him for the fishing at Wick, Cromarty, or other stations on the East coast. Thirty sail of vessels from various parts of the kingdom sailed from Stronsay the first week of August; with full cargoes, purchased from the Orkney fishermen at the moderate rate of ss. per cran. The harbour is so safe and land locked, that the vessels are laid on the shore, and converted into warehouses during the fishing; and the beach is so ex tensive, that each curer has the necessary accommodation at little or no expense. The importance of this station was first pointed out to the public through the medium of this paper. It is pleasing to observe, that the beneficial influence of the press is felt now in those extremities of the Empire, and has been the means of extending to thousands the benefits of active em ployment in the fishery.—( Inverness Journal.) The LORD CHANCELLOR, Viscount SIDMOUTH, and Sir CHAS. LONG, had audiences of his MA JESTY yesterday. _ _ Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office in Down ing -street, which was attended by the LORD CHANCELLOR, Earl of LIVERPOOL, Viscount Sr n- MOUTII, Mr. PEEL, Earl BATHURST, the CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, Viscount MELVILLE, Mr. BRAGGE BATHURST, Mr. F. ROBINSON. The Council broke up at a quarter past four o'clock. General Pozzo or BORGO, Russian Ambas sador at the Court of France, is to leave Paris on the 27th inst. for the Congress of Vienna, ac companied by his Secretary of Legation, the Chevalier Di PAGENPOLE. It is now said that the Duke of WELLINGTON is to set out for Vienna on Saturday next, ac companied by Lord CLANWILLIAM as his Secretary. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when CHARLES MILLS, jun. Esq. took the usual oaths and his seat as a Director, in the room of JOHN INGLIS, Esq. deceased. Our Readers may recollect the great discon tent excited among the labourers in Norfolk and Suffolk, by the use of thrashing machines in those great agricultural counties. This discontent ma nifested itself in various acts of violence. The labourers assembled in numbers, who traversed the country in search of their enemy, the trash ing machines, which they destroyed wherever found. Many of the rioters were indicted at the Norfolk and Bury Sessions, and being found guilty, were sentenced to imprisonment for va rious terms. It appears, however, that the coun try gentlemen, apprehending a renewal of these disturbances in the ensuing winter, and anxious to afford relief to the labourers, are taking steps to remove the cause of their discon tent. Sir H. BUNBURY, Bart. has sent a cir cular to his tenantry in Suffolk, recommend ing them to abstain from the use of thrash ing machines during the ensuing winter. The occupiers of land in the parishes of Met field and Marlesford, in order to keep the la bourers employed during the winter, have an nounced their determination not to use any thrash ing machines. A numerous meeting of Hoxne Hundred has agreed to a similar resolution.— These examples will probably lead to the gene ral disuse of these machines, and the agricultu ral labourers will in consequence recover employ ment in the same proportion. The only impediment to making an excellent road from the northern part of Hampshire, into Sussex, by way of Basingstoke and Midhurst, appears to be the want of immediate funds, and an Act of Parliament, either to extend the powers of the Commissioners under tne Ports mouth Road Act, or to establish a new trust, to embrace both the road from Alton, as well as from Alresford to Petersfield. It appears that the Trustees of the St. Albans, Bilston, and Wolverhampton Roads, and in various other dis tricts, have borrowed money of the Exchequer Bill Commissioners, for the improvement of these roads; and there is no doubt but that they would lend an adequate sum to make the communica tion complete between Hampshire and Sussex, which is now so much wanted, from the great intercourse with the Sussex Coast.—( Hampshire Chronicle.) Two Russian peasants, lately employed in ex cavating the foundations of the castle of Old Rasan, on the river Occa, formerly the seat of a reigning Prince, found thirty-five golden orna ments, set with pearls, amethysts, emeralds, and crystals, and having Greek and Sclavonian in scriptions. They weighed upwards of five pounds. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.' The Duke of Manchester and Major Goold, at the Claren don Hotel ; the Earl of Portarlington, in Clarges-street, from Brighton ; his Excellency Count d'Aglie, at his house in Charles -street, Berkeley square, from Wales; the Hon. Mr. and Lady Caroline Powlett, at their house in Curzon-street, May-fair, from Paris ; Major Carmichael Smith and Mrs. Car michael Smith, at Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish square; Miss Unwin, at ditto, from Matlock, Derbyshire. DEPA wr REs.—Viscount Deerhurst, for his seat, Worces tershire; Granville Penn, Esq. for Ramsgate ; Dowager Lady Chetwynd, for Worthing ; Sir G. and Lady Dodsworth, for Yorkshire; Miss Dawkins, for Penrhyn Castle. '. "s4z--, z - v2 ,, ,A t?-, r..Uo v t , , „„•-• A s • .!....c 1 / 4 .5) - I • '' s 1. 411 t, -•.' - 7' /_..,. ,:i; • ti , ' r e • lC.,r;'; ' ~. • ; ~ = : -", -,,T r..'". 'f .4 ,/ 1 0 ) ,, 7 ' .....'• :••----.1',-/* • ••<% 'l 4 tr* j Q , 4 c - .. , .:-.6. ,- -:-.." 3.'" e :;' I t ' -: A \ .4 7- 1 t c 4 L -, ----- 4- -It OE - x -- -- , -,--I‘ l I ,'J 1 4 ' , ---=_--- ;,. ---- , - -- ' 4 >, , ,;, 4•t , 71), f ~ fi, ft, FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Count Munster gave an elegant entertainment, on Tuesday, at his house in Grosvenor-place, to the Duke of Cambridge. Among other distinguished personages invited to meet his Royal Highness were his Excellency Baron Fagel, Sir Charles Doyle, Bart., Mr. Planta, &c. The Earl of Lonsdale is entertaining a party of friends on a shooting excursion, at his seat, Lowther, Westmorland. TIIE DUKE OF SUSSEX. REGATTA IN lIONOUR OF 'TILE DUKE OF SUSSEX'S VISIT TO SUNDERLAND. In conformity with the intention of Mr. LAMBTON to pay every possible mark of respect , to Ids illustrious guest; his Royal Highness the Duke of Si:ssEx, 'a splendid Regatta took place on Saturday last, on the river Nirear, when his Royal Highness paid a visit by water to the public-spirited town and sea-port of Sunderland. It was Previously known that the illustrious Duke intended to visit that town, and, in consequence, expec tation was on tiptoe early in the,morning. His Royal Highness left Lambton-hall a little after One, and embarked at Biddick haugh about Z o'clock, in Mr. Lernbtori's pleasure-yacht, accom panied by Mr. Lambton, Lady Louisa Lambton, and chil dren ; Sir M. W. Ridley, M. P., Lady and Miss Ridley ; Captain Dundas, Mr. Chaloner, &c. The pleasure-boat, which was most elegantly fitted up, was rowed by four sailors in hand some dresses; and several other boats followed en suite, con taining a number of distinguished individuals, visitors at Lambton Hall.. These were met, at different points of the river, by a great number of boats, filled with Ladies and Gen tlemen fashionably attired, from Sunderland and the neigh bourhood. Indeed, long before the aquatic procession reached Sunderland, the number of boats became immense, so much so that it was scarcely possible to ply the oars, and the boats could only drift along with the tide, so impracticable was it to expe dite their progress, notwithstanding it was high tide, and that there was a considerable fresh in the water. Every person in the boats was anxious to pay his respects to the Royal Duke, and for that purpose eagerly crowded around the yacht in which his Royal Highness was seated; and it was really surprising that no accident happened in consequence of the pressure. The Duke acknowledged those marks of respect in the most affable and condescending manner. Along the banks of the river, between which the Duke passed, the people were collected in multi tudes from the neighbouring villages, and greeted hint on his route with the most enthusiastic cheers. Guns and cannon were fired, almost without intermission, from the banks of the river as his Royal Highness proceeded; colours were displayed on the houses, &c. &c. at every point, and thousands of people traversed the sides of the river as the regatta advanced, cheer ing it with repeated and enthusiastic acclamations. As it ap proached Sunderland it was hailed by incessant discharges of cannon from the various building-yards and manufac tories situated on the banks. The concourse of people on and near Bishop Nirearmouth-bridge was prodigious, and the bridge itself, crowded as it was by spectators, exhibited a most singular and even terrific appearance, for the lightneSs of the structure seemed inadequate to support the weight it had to sustain. The ships in the hour had all their colours flying, and guns and musketry saluted the Royal procession as it glided slowly amidst a dense and innumerable mass of boats, between the line' of ships moored on each side of the river. At the Pan Field it was welcomed by a heavy discharge of cannon. The Duke appeared ex tremely gratified, and looked with much apparent interest at Mr. Lambton's machinery for loading vessels with coals by tubs, and also at a machine on a floating vessel, erected by Lord Stewart for the same purpose. His Royal Highness seemed highly delighted, and continually evinced his gratifica tion by bowing to the multitude as he passed along. On ar riving at the landing place, as soon as the Duke had stepped on shore, the rush of boats was excessive, every person being desirous and 'eager to get first on shore ; and the quays being covered with an innumerable concourse of persons, .the scene became one of a really tremendous and dangerous nature.— The crowd was, in fact, actually impenetrable, and the heat nearly suffbcating. There could not have been less than thirty-five or 'forty thousand persons present. In short, it is impossible to give any thing like a description of the spectacle that now presented itself. With a great deal of difficulty the Duke got out of the yacht, amidst the loudest cheers, and, leaning on Mr. Lambton's arm, ascended the flight of steps near the Pier-house. Ile then got into Mr. Lambton's carriage, from which tile horses had been taken by the populace, and drawn through the town, Mr. Lambton and his son sitting on the coach-box. His Royal Highness ap peared to captivate every one by his conciliating and familiar deportment, and drew forth shouts of applause from the men, and waving of handkerchiefs and smiles of welcome from the ladies, who thronged the windows of the line of street through which he passed. As his . Royal Highness advanced, the popu lace increased in numbers, until he arrived opposite the Bridge Inn (Joussey's), where, in a short Address, he intimated his gratification at the occurrences of the day, and expressed his thanks for the manner in which he had been received. His Royal Highness's speech was hailed with three times three cheers. The populace then accompanied his Royal Highness to the house of A. Fenwick, E3q., where he partook of a most elegant cold collation; after which he returned to Lambton Hall, where a large party was invited to meet him at dinner. THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE. Du n LIN, SEPT. 2.—His Grace set out on Thursday on a visit to his near and very esteemed relative, the Hon. and Very Rev. Richard Ponsonby, the Dean of St. Patrick's, at the parsonage of Coolock, where the Noble Duke remained some hours; and en the afternoon returned to town with the Dean, when both these personages dined with his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant. —Friday his Grace left Dublin for Kilfane, in the county of Kilkenny, the seat of Richard Power, Esq. where he will so journ for a day, and then pursue his way to his own splendid mansion, Lismore. Castle. His Grace is accompanied by his agent, the Hon. Mr. Abercromby ; the Dean of St. Patrick's is to leave town, on a visit to his Grace, in a few days. The primary object of the Duke in coming to this country is to improve, as far as a landlord can, the condition of his te nantry ; and to this end, Ire expressly stipulated with his friend, the Dean of St. Patrick's, before leaving Dublin, upon having the benefit of his. benevolent recommendations.— Lismore Castle will be the scene of uninterrupted festivities during the sojourn of the Duke of Devonshire in Ireland. BRIGHTON, SEPT. 2.--Yesterday the Duke of YORK ho noured Sir R. Borough, by dining with him at his residence on the West Cliff. On Thursday his Royal Highness will honour the Marchioness of Lansdown, by dining with her at her house at Worthing. The Commander in Chief's Aid-de-Camp, Col. Cooke, returned from London, to the Palace, last night.— Lord Alvanley and General Upton dine with the Royal Duke, at the Palace, this day. Lord Alvanley still carries his arm in a sling, the result of his late accident. The Duke of York honoured the Russian Ambassador with another visit, at the York Hotel, yesterday. NEW MARRIAGE Acr.—lt may fairly be ques tioned whether the difficulties and obstacles at tending the new Marriage Act, by retarding the ceremony, and perhaps inducing both sexes to change their intentions during the intervals, will contribute most to their happiness or misery. Mr. FARLEY, it is said, has quitted Covent Garden Theatre. He is so good an actor in parts suited to his talents, and has so much skill in the preparation of grand Spectacles, that we conceive the Managers would not easily part with so useful a Performer. COLCHESTER, SEPT. 2.—On the day of the funeral of the late Marquis of LONDONDERRY, the ringers of the town rang a dumb peal at St. Peter's Church ; we with the greatest pleasure record this act of respect to the illustrious states man, as it was a voluntary act, and for which they sought no remuneration.—(Bury Gazette.) PRESTON GUILD FESTIVAL. This ceremonial, which is held by charter every twentieth year, commenced on Monday. The Corpo ration and a Committee of Management met in the morning, in the Town-hall, at nine o'clock, to receive those gentlemen who proposed to attend the opening of the G u ild. The several pro cessions of the different Trades, Freemasons, and other So cieties, then moved to the parish Church, and, after Divine Service, paraded the principal streets. In the evening there was a Ball at the new Exchange Rooms. The Tailors of Preston, considering themselves slighted in the arrangements of the festival, have put forth the following protest : TO TIIE PUBLIC. " The Tailors' Fraternity of .Journeymen respectfully pre sent the following Notice to the Public :—That, - in conse quence of the situation which they are to be placed in at the en suing Guild, a situation which they consider derogatory from the dignity of their sacredly instituted profession, they do not intend to favour the procession with their attendance, except they are permitted to take that situation which the high an tiquity of their trade demands—s trade first taught by instinct, and matured in the earliest age. They are pre pared to prove their inalienable right to the first situation, from unquestionable authority ; nor did they entertain the most distant idea the high antiquity of their honourable profession would have bee.! disputed. The only privilege they wish, the only right they require, is to be allowed to move in that situation which has always been assigned to them from the creation of the world to the present time (the last Guild ex cepted) ; and they are resolved never to be disgraced by tamely accepting of any other! !" A Professional Gentleman of some eminence, at Preston, in tending to leave home during the Guild, determined to let his house, asking for the use of it during the festival the sum of 300 guineas. A Lady applied to take it, but was told, as she was a stranger, the proprietor would require the sum of 150 guineas to be paid in advance. This was complied with, and she has been admitted to possession, since which, to his infinite morti fication, the owner of the house has discovered that she is a lady of easy virtue. LEGERDEMAIN, CHEMISTRY, &C.-We have seldom been so much gratified by any public entertainment as we were last night by Mr. A. M. CORNILLOT'S Exhibition at the King's Arms llall, 'Change Alley, Cornhill. This ingenious Artist announces himself as a pupil of the cele brated PINETTI, who many years ago was the wonder of this country and all Europe for his various feats of slight of hand and other decep tions. 111 r. CORNILLOT obviously possesses here ditary skill. Iris illustrations in Experimental Philosophy and Chemistry, and his admirable dexterity in tricks on cards,with his curious display of the power of GAS, formed altogether a very amusing and interesting spectacle. Ile addressed the company through the means of an interpreter. It is but justice to this Professor, if we may so style him, to say that on the whole he far ex ceeds the celebrated skill of COMUS, JONAS, and BR ESLAW. SHIRLEY, AND MATTHEW LOCH.—A Gentle man is in possession of an Opera or Masque writ ten by JAiIES SHIRLEY, and the manuscript music of which was composed by, and is in the hand-writing of, the celebrated MATTHEW LOCK. This Opera, or Masque, was represented at Leicester House in the year 1653, then the re sidence of the Prince of WALES, the son of JAMES the FIRST, at an entertainment given by his Royal Highness to his Excellency the Ambassa dor to Portugal. We know not whether the Masque is in the printed works of SHIRLEY, as they are very scarce. However, as a new Edi tion of SHIRLEY may soon be expected from Mr. GIFFORD, that point will be ascertained. But the genuine manuscript of MATTHEW LOCK, above-mentioned, the first Composer of the Chorusses in Macbeth,may indeed be considered as a valuable rarity. LAwEs.—HENRY who composed the music of MILTON'S Mask of Comes, is said to have been the first who introduced the Italian style of music into England ; but he strongly censured the prevailing fondness for Italian words. "To make the public sensible of this ridiculous hu mour," says he, " 1 took a table or index of old Italian songs, and this index (which read together made a strange medley of nonsonse) I set to a varied air, and gave out that it came from Italy, whereby it hath passed for a rare Italian song." A gentleman passing through Fleet Market, was surprised at being hailed from the well known College by a friend, who, it appeared, was 44 in durance vile." 64 Ah ! Tom, why how came you there ?" asked the gentleman. "0, a very rascally piece of business ; I am imprisoned for telling a lie." " For telling a lie ; impos sible! there must be some mistake." " No, it's true enough. I promised to pay my tailor's bill ; and I did'nt:" BRIGIITON.-The Theatre at this place has jrist produced its Tom and Jerry, with great suc cess, and wo may say, deservedly, every objec tionable point that might be thought to infringe on decorum having been most ingeniously sup• pressed, without any diminution of the whim and fire of its varied and entertaining scenes. This regard to propriety argues much discretion, and seems to meet the approbation of the beatemonde resorting hither, for the Theatre is graced with an abundance of fashion and beauty. The brig Mary, of this port, arrived here in 24 days from Quebec. It brings an account of the ap prehension at that place ofOLIFEIt FITZGERALD, of this county, who was charged with the murder of Major GOING. lie was identified by a person who was on board. At the time the vessel was about to leave this port, she was searched, but he could not be found. He was, however, dis covered when the vessel had cleared the port, and is to be sent to Europe in one of his Majesty's vessels.—The Captain of the ship which took out the prisoner was fined 701. by the Governor of Quebec.—(Cork Paper.) MELANCHOLY DEATH.—On Friday, the 23d August. as Miss Margaret Eastwood; a young lady, 19 years of age, only surviving daughter of Samuel Eastwood, Esq., of this city, and grand daughter of the late John Eastwood, of Castle town, in the county of Louth, Esq., in the ab sence of the servant, was taking the tea-kettle off the kitchen fire, her apron ignited, and all her clothes were instantly in a blaze. Unfortu nately other person was then in the house but Mr. Eastwood, who, upon hearing her scream, ran down stairs with all the speed which his - feeble state permitted, when he beheld (shocking spectacle) his affectionate child enve loped in flame ! By an extraordinary effort he opened the hall-door admitted a woman, who had knocked at it, and who to extinguish the flames instantly wrapped her cloak and arms about Miss Eastwood, who in pain and terror rushed into the street, where the fire was extin guished—but alas ! not until the destructive ele ment had taken the fatal effect. She languished in great agony until Monday last, when death terminated her sufferings.—(Dublin Paper.) SIERRA LEONE. [run( TIIE ROYAL GAZETTE or JUNE 15.] FREE -TOWN, JUNE 15.—0 n Tuesday His Ex- I cellency the Governor in Chief and suite arrived in H.M.S. Iphigenia, from Cape Coast. At the period of His Excellency's departure from Cape Coast Castle, the 26th ult. the arrangements for the future government of the late possessions of the African Company had been finally settled, Major CHISHOLM remaining there as Commandant. The extracts we have already given from the Gold Coast Gazettes, and which we continue this day, will, in some degree, have made our readers ac quainted with the changes which have taken place. Now at length the protection and blessings of English law are extended to his Majesty's subjects on the Leeward Coast—the appointment of Justices of the Peace being almost the first act of his Excellency, for that highly respectable and pre-eminently useful office was hitherto un known on the Gold Coast, British merchants residing there do now in reality enjoy the bene fits of free trade ; they have no longer to com pete with persons holding official situations, but all classes of his Majesty's subjects, whether European or African, equally enjoy the protec tion due to legitimate commerce.—On the 15th of April last, Lieut. Mildmay was ordered by Commodore Sir Robert Mends to command the boats of his Majesty's ships Iphigenia and Myr midon, then proceeding into the river Bonny. —The boats having crossed the bar, soon after daylight, about seven o'clock seven sail (two schooners, four brigs, one of theirs English, and housed with her topmasts struck), were observed lying at anchor off the town of Bonny. When the boats were about four miles off, they dis• played their colours, and as they advanced with . - in long range, the two schooners, their broadsides having been previously brought to bear on the boats by springs on their cables, opened a fire, without sheaving any colours. The boat which Lieut.Mildmay was in pulled faster than the others, and having got considerably ahead of them, Lieut. M. waited for their coming up : the slavers con ceiving this step to proceed from fear of advancing further, immediately the two brigs and brigantine, under French colours, commenced a heavy fire. When the boats were near enough for their shot to take effect, the fire was returned, at the same time they cheeringly advanced, under a heavy fire of grape and musketry from all the vessels, and in about 20 minutes from the beginning of the action, they succeeded in boarding and tak - , ing pessession of the whole of them. The brig housed at some 'distance from the slave vessels was found to be the William Rathbone, from Li• verpool, for palm oil. At a greater distance was a French brig, Le Theodore: she had no slaves on board, but they were on shore in readiness for embarkation. This vessel had lent her crew to the slave vessels engaged in action ; for when examined by Lieutenant Mildmay there was not a seaman on board Df her. The papers of Le Theodore were endorsed by Lieutenant Mildmay, expressing the object of her voyage to the Bonny. In this action there were two men killed, one of the Iphigenia, and the other of the Myrmidon, and five se7erely wounded. The numbers killed and wounded on board the slave vessels were not accurately ascertained, but on board of the Spanish schooner Yeanam, which made a most desperate resistance, there were nineteen killed, and several badly wounded. We regret to say that the slaves of this vessel suffered much ; there were four killed, and ten wounded, and one or two of king Peppel's pull-away boys were killed. Of the ten slaves wounded, three were females ; one lost both legs, another her right arm, and the third was shot in the ancle. Under the skill and humane attention of Mr. Whitelaw, the Surgeon of the Iphigenia, we are extremely happy to say the wounded females have recovered, and almost every other wounded person has dose well. The shot which wounded the female slaves struck between wind and water, and passed through the slave room. Even after the dastardly Spanish slavers had resigned their Vessel to our brave sea men, a number of them had skulked below, and arming the slaves with muskets, made them fire up tire hatchways upon our people, by which one was killed, and several wounded. The gal -1 ant and spirited Commander of the boats, perceiving his people thus falling about him, instantly directed every Spaniard on board to be roused from below and thrown overboard.— Our tars were not long in executing the order; and although at the time they were thrown overboard the vessel's stern was not more than 20 feet from the beach,yet three of the Spaniards were carried off by the sharks.—The Spanish schooner Vecua, when taken possession off by Lieut. Mildmay, had a lighted match hanging over the open magazine hatch ; the match was lighted and placed there by the crew, before they leapt overboard and swam for the shore ; it was seen by one of our seamen, who coolly and prudently put his hat under the burning wick and removed it. The magazine contained a large quantity of powder ; one spark from the flaming match would have blown up three hun dred and twenty-five unfortunate victims ironed in the hold, besides the officers and men of our squadron then on board of her. These monsters of iniquity deeply regretted after the action, to Lieut. Mildmay the failure of their diabolical plot. The Yeanam was the first vessel that was captur ed, next the Vecua and Vigilante, and then the other two. On board of the Yeanam, Lieut. Mildmay, observed a pretty little slave girl about 12 or 13 years of age, in irons, to which there was fastened a thick iron chain, 10 feet long, which was dragged along as she moved. With the true hu mane feelings of a British seaman, Lieut.Mildmay ordered the girl to be instantly released from this cruel iron yoke; and that the Captain, who had so cruelly treated her for reasons best known to himself, should not pass in ignorance of the pain and degradation inflicted on an unprotected and innocent female, the irons were ordered to be put on him. The Spanish schooners and the French brigs were despatched for Sierra Leone, the former for adjudication in the Mixed Com mission Court, and the latter for trial before the proper tribunal.