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0w.... ........... 284, 414 Eir 1. Fem. i z glit and, of Llge ister Inn, No• the tiler Eva' dal, be .b. Rpm-, !the source, we withheld it. Yesterday, however, we received similar intelligence from what we deem sufficient authority, and we have little doubt that, by farther advices, the fact will be found nearly as we have above stated. - We have as usual made some extracts from the Irish Papers. We are sorry to observe that the condition of the distracted country is not yet improving. Its Journals contain the details of • many more outrages than those, the accounts of :Which we have transferred to our columns. Amongst t l leM we observe, in the Kerry Evening Post, ,the particulars of another attempt to burn a Church,---that of Templenoc. The incendiaries had entered the sacred edifice by one of the win dows • , and having collected several Prayer / 3 00 ks and a large folio Bible, they set fire to them under the seat of , a pew. The books were • e a:Jinn - led ; but the flames, happily, had spent their f urce before the wood above was sufficiently i gnited to effect the diabolical object of the re flan:; ; and though part of the floor was burned, the Church providentially escaped destruction. There has been a most unfortunate and fatal l '''t!cantve, by Mistake; betWeen•tWo parties of • the King's troops, each headed by a Magistrate, the night, in the neighbourhood of Mal -10.4% The Rev. Mr. Lowc, a Magistrate, and a man of most,amiable character, was killed. All t he particulars which are yet known of this t'eplorahle event are given amongst our Irish extracts. On Monday last, the netition of Rural 07CoN- I ' r °a ) Esq. a Roman Catholic, praying to I.* ad- Ellitted to the freedom of the Guild of Merakants of the City of Dublin, by grace, especial, was .I>resented to,the Guild, and rejected. Mr. ~I C Ess demanded a ballot, which was supported by M. 1). LATOUCHE and Mr. JAMES GRATTAN, a nti opposed by Mr. BUaNE (King's Counsel), Alderman :ARCHER, Alderman NO'GENT, Mr. SLITTER, and others. The motion for a ballot \v as withdrawn. The Consideration of the pe thion of FRANCIS Conn,Esq. another Roman Catholic, was postponed sine die ; but a ballot was granted, the result •of which we shall per- La ps be enabled to communicate to-morrow. The high Sheriff of the County of Kilkenny in compliance with a requisition, signed by 14° Icis CLIFDEN, BESBAROUGII, DOWNSIIIRE, So a`t't'sET, and Dills/CANNON, and by Mr. F. PON.. " BY, M. P., Mr. G.' 'A. Ews, M. P., and ab out three hundred private Gentlemen, ap- Nhlted a Meeting of the County, on the 18th , hig tant " for the purpose. of .petitioning Parlia ment to remove all disabilities affecting the Ro man Catholics of Ireland, as the best means of l ' etr nanefitly establishing that concord, so ini- Tressivety recommended by our beloved Sove reign in his parting adrrionition to his faithful 'People of Ireland. 14 England, th e di s t resses of the farmers are 1.0 E'be all ev i ate d b y a reduction of taxes ; but in land the remedy proposed for the sufferings an d discontents of the wretched peasantry, is Catholic Emancipation ! We are truly sorry to Per ceive that the attention and exertions of the Pea llce of Ireland are at a moment like this oc cupied with t h e C at h o li c Question, instead of e lng, devoted t o th e i mprovement of the internal condition of the country, and to the removal of th e r eal grievances of the population. How 0 4c h good cou ld b e e ff ected by the zealous and `si4t erested co-operation of the three hundred eatiemen of Kilkenny, who have called this k eetin e Ar• I SCOUN T SIDMO UTII.—We are sure that every . ° Yul subject and true friend to the country will 41 j.;.,. , w itli us in h ear i ng w i t h s i ncere regret that n M % 81 DOUTU is this day to resign the Seals 1 1 :c.„'" 111 , ce•—ln the s e v era l s t ages o f hi s pol i t i cal 'le has evidently had the honour of the tLI WI7 and t h e wel f are of the Empire at heart. a Abi;ities were sound, his knowledge exten -44,* and he was enlightened by long and of red .experience. lie assumed the conduct tii,,' o vervn.ent by command of our late ve tie7cte Sop ereign, at an interesting and cri lithi` inorn en ,t. He went steadily to work, ttlih r esolutely maintained his p os t w i t h a th 4 saperio r to the s neers o f r idi cu l e an d of hi s o f _P ar ty. He ful fi lled the wi s h es the Sovereign, and discharged his duty to c°llll try with firmness and fidelity, 'and co,* 3 :, obtained the friandship as well as the ttl e :lueoce of his Royal Master. There is no th e -s ure of his adrrsinistretion that did not tend to trit t 4 , l 4 ,antage of the State, and that was n o t di e . vi uy political wisdom and an enli g ht ene d h e of our domestic and foreign relations.— ck,,,vas always accessible to those who were tljh'ule of affording us e f u l i n f orma ti on , an d hi s cit e r rtolent was marked by affability, which ex lite cuolidence in all who approached bins. His t ' a s rY talents were di sp l aye d i n ear l y l i fe by aid i)say on the comparative merits of POETRY 41 INTIN G , w hil e h e was at College. As this iiis'lernan has fulfilled his duty to his country, L os e6 ttntry must wish that his retirement in the ev4 lll °f his family, to whom he is endeared by lif e 3c.doluestic virtu e , may b e mar k e d b y a l ong thi v o L health, and all the felicity attainable i n transitory state of sublunary possessions. ABBAS MIRZA. At a_time when so much interest is excited by what is going forward on the, frontiers of Turkey, _the following account of the leading Personage may be acceptable to our readers : Sir RonFAIT Kra PonTr.rt, in describing his first interview with ABBAS AlrazA, the Heir-Ap parent to the Crown of Persia, writes thus : " The Prince was seated by a large open window at the end of the court, opposite to the ranks of attendant _Minister-S. He seems to he about' thirty-three years of age. Ills countenance is rather pale, with (lark and expressive eyes ; his nose aquiline; his beard full, and like his finely formed eye-brows,_of a jet black. _His dress was perfectly simple, but we saw all the Prince in his air. We bowed, advanced into the - centre of the court, and bowed again. We then disen gaged our feet from our slippers, (having red kerseyrnere socks, a kind of boot without sole, under them,) and drew near the place in Which he sat. We made a thirj bow. By a short and narrow passage, we entered ►he apartment, and saluted him a fourth time.- Ile instantly made a sign for us to be seated. Tie then uttered a few words of the most gracious welcOme, and his smile puts one at ease in a moment. Ile desired Major 'LINDSAY to express fully to me, that he received me as an old f - iiend ; that he had 'long' known rue, uy report; and that_ Ann?: HASS A N KnAN had _repeated • to hiM the hosphalities had shewn to him. Ills ttoyal highness then in vited Me -to accompany him to Teheran ; whither the King had ordered him to repair, to assist at the celebration of the feast of the llowroore. He did me the honour to say that should I join his party; he hoped to make my travelling to the Persian capital more comfortable thati it could otherwise be, at that inclement season. 1 could not but be happy to embrace so gracious a pro posal, as it' would enable me Lo become really well acquainted with a Prince, whose character may hereafter have no inconsiderable influence on the balance of European power beyond the Indus." In a few pages farther, Sir flour-try proceeds to describe the commencement of his journey ; he continues :--- 44 Soon after I had gained the head of the column, the Prince invited me to join him ; and thus, ►or a considerable portion of the day's journey, T hail the free enjoyment of his conversation on a variety of subjects. In all its changes, I found new occasions to admire the capacities of his mind, and the noble pur poses to which he unfolded them. My inter preter (who henceforward was to be my shadow) assisted me in fully comprehending the animated discourse of his Royal Master. lie discussed all the existing empires, dwelling particularly on their naval and military power, their disci pline, their commerce, mid their comparative wealth, as a means of political action. Indeed, it Was not a little astonishing to ,discover in a Prince, seated far from the shores of frorthern Europe (the interests of which, to common minds, knight not appear to have any reference to his); 't'o see in him so correct a knowledge of all the leading political or military acts which have been transacted in Europe during these last ten years. His remarks were not less judicious on the con sequences of BUONAPARTE'S second abdication, afier the battle of Waterloo. The history of almost every age shews us, more and more, how the character of one man, who is supreme in a country, may impel, and even seem to inspire, the faculties of the nation he governs. Such leading personages have not been few in our own _times ; and during the frequent opportunities which occurred of these sorts of conversations being repeated with his Royal Highness of Persia, I could not but think that saw before me the man whose powerful and liberal mind was to create a new epoch in time national consequence of his future kingdom." These observations were written by Sir Ro- BERT in the winter of 1817. In how short a time after do some of his implied predictions seem to be verified ! BRIGHTON, JAN. 1 s.—The weather to-day has been favourable, and our gracious MONARCH, in excellent health and spirits, hasenjoyed his usual promenades on the Palace Lawn.—Th , .. Duke of YORK was walking in many parts of the town during the morning and afternoon. - .His Royal Highness looks remarkably ‘vell.—Earl Tar.noT and Lord SIDMOUTII took leave this morning, and departed to return to town. MS MAJESTY comes to town this day from Brighton. At two o'clock a Cabinet Council will be held at Carlton Palace, when Lord SID MOUTH iS expected formally to resign his office as Secretary of State for the Home Department. The RECORDER will make & Report of the con victs under sentence of death in Newgate.--- (Morning Paper.) His Royal Highness the COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF is expected to return to town this evening from Brighton. The contract for British copper for Bengal, with the Honourable East India Company, on Wednesday, was taken by the British Copper Company. The Navy Department of the United States are now engaged in the plans for the education of Naval Officers, particularly Midshipmen, by the establishment of naval schools, under the di rection of able masters, and a project is also on foot to extend the same advantages to shipwrights, on plans similar to those followed in this country. The Comet had arrived at New York on the 9.lst, she being 40 days on her passage, with Mr. TWEEDIE (the Treasury defaulter) and his wife, under the assumed names of Mr. and Mrs. TAYLOR. It is gratifying fo contrast the improved state of our industrious population with their wretched condition at the same period last year. Hun dreds may now be met on a Saturday, with their baskets well Ailed with wholesome butcher's meat; while at the commencement of last year, and for several months after, the same class might be noticed leaving the market with their single pound of unwholesome meat. (Nottingham RCZ7IeZO..) ,;::,1.1 e ., , ~/. ---lelf-. 1 4 V,-:-.3-N-\' ~o.' -i-S`',--' --- ~,-. _, k - • ,-,_-f:R ol._.ati ' PeA. 4 4.:• - •§7;7 1. ;-, r it FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The, Earl of Yarmouth, in Scymotn-place ; Earl of A bury, in Berkeley-square; Mr. Douglas Kinnaird, in I mall, from the Hunt, at Readiv ; Sir Richard and Lady Carr Glynn, in Arlington-street; Mr. T. Creevey, M.P. in Picca dilly ; Mr. and Mrs. Fortescue, in Baker-street ; Earl of Glen gall, in Lower Grosvenor-street, from a tour ; Viscount Clifden, in Hanover-square, from Roehampton ; the Dowager CoUntess of. Galloway, in Davies-street, Berkeley-square; Pascoe Gren fell, Esq. M.P. and family, in 0 - .lles-street, St. James's square, from Taplow, Berks ; the Earl of ‘l . icklow, in -Upper Harley-street; from Surrey ; General Grosvenor, in Grosvetor street.; Earl and Countess Wrularn, in Grosvenor-squate ; Lord St. Helens,' in Grafton -street; Lady Sovhia-Heathcote,in Grosvenor-square ; Countess Mengden, and Miss Millbanke, al Marshal Thompson's Hotel ; Alajor-General James and the Lady Dorothea Campbell, at ditto ; . Sir David Scott, Hatt. as ditto, from Brighton. DEPARTURES.—Lozd Clifton and the Hon. Mr. Bligh, for Cobham Hall, Kent; Mr. and Mrs. Franks ; for Bath; Colonel and Mrs. Forbes, for Brighton ; Lacy and Miss Campbell, for Queen-square, Bath ; Mrs. and Miss Heron, for Dover, on their. way to .Marseilles; Colonel Ross and Miss Learmont, from Marshal Thompson's Hotel; A rs. and Miss Fanning, from ditto. IVlNnson, JAN. 15.—0 n Friday the 11th inst., his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloncest3r paid a morning visit to the Princess Augusta , at Frogmore, and returned to BagshoZ Park to dinner.—Yesterday hex Royal Highness the Prmcess Au- gusta took an airing, and paid a miming visit to the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester at Bagshot Park, Her Royal Highness returned to Frogmore in the evening. Lord Rivers gave an elegant dinner, yesterday,' to a large party in Grosvenor-place. Lady Dalling entertained a select party yesterday, in Baker. street. The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry had a select party to dinner, yesterday, at North Cray. General Grenville entertained a distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at his house in Hill-street, Berk!eley-square. ' Lord Holland had a select party to dinner. yesterday, at his house in Old Burlington..3treet. HATFIELD HOUSE.—The party at the magnificent seat of the Marquis and ➢larchioness of Salisbury received the acces sion of Sir henry Wellesley yesterday. Ills Excellency rc turned from Oxford, after having placed his eldest son, a youth of 18, at Christchurch. GorhambUry, the seat of the Earl and Countess of Veridam near St. Albans, will, in the cours e o f t h e ensu i ng week, be come a scene of great festivity, several distinguished per sonages being invited to meet his Royal Highness the Duke of York, who ha.s signified his intention of honouring the Noble Earl and Countess with his company. ANECDOTE 01' THE KING.--A poor man named Grant, living on the estates of the Hon. W. Manic., in the neighbourhood of Montrose, and 108 years old, presented a Memorial to the King through Sir B. Bloomfield lately, in which he stated his extreme distress and old age to his Majesty. Amongst other arguments for Royal bounty' he informed his Majesty,- that if lie was not the oldest of his Majesty's loyal subjects, he was at all events the oldest of his Majesty's ene mies, for that he was present in 1746 at the battle of Culloden Muir, in which he had taken the side of 'Charles Stuart. His Majesty, ,with that distinguished benevolence which has always marked his , private character, has ordered one pound a-week to be paid to the old man during his life, and the same sum to be continued to his daughter, who now takes charge of him, and is upwards of 70 years of age, should she survive her father. A superb cloak of the Highland costume is at present preparing in Edinburgh, for the King of l'EasiA, by direct orders from that Monarch. Lord KINTORE, before leaving Drumtochty, where he has resided for some months past, gave orders that an ox should be killed, and a dinner provided at his expellee for them all on New Year's Day. Accordingly, on that day the whole tenantry of the lands of G knfarquhar, with several of their friends and acquaintance, to the number in all of a hundred and ten persons, sat down to an excellent dinner, prepared by the inn keeper at Auchinblae. What remained at the great feast, made many a little feast , to the poor of the nei g hb our h oo d, an d the farmers and fcuars, with their wives and daughters, con cluded the day's entertainment with a ball, which was opened by a venerable couple, resi denters in Auchinblae, whose united ages amount to 170 years. ROBBERY.—NIr. Brook, of Paternoster-row, gave infor mation yesterday at the public office in Ilatton-gardeh, that between five and six o'clock the preceding evening, during the time he had gone to dinner, some ruffian had unperceived en tered his library, at his house in Finchley, and stole two valuable violins in a case, also a microscope M a ease, and other articles which he described. He stated, that the door of the library which adjoined the house opened into the garden, - and was usually left open all day, but by what means the thief ef fected an entrance he was unable to discover. On Monday evening, two ladies walking up Piccadilly were accosted by a respectably dressed person, who politely inquired for Bond-street; at the salve time to placing himself as to block up the pavement. Another man, equally *ell dressed, then step ped up, and by making several designedly awkward move ments, created a temporary conf us i on , in which one of th e ladies had a gold chain, with three se a ls a pp en d e d to )4, cut from her neck. Two persons of a similar description, prac tised suceesstitlly the same trick near Albemarle -street, later on that evening, on two other ladies, one of whom lost her reticule. Sunday night, during the absence of the family, the house of Mr. Rust, No. 8, Globe-road, Mile-end, was hurglariously en tered by means of false keys, and plundered of almost every arti cle of furniture, viz. eight mahogany chairs, table, bed and bed ding, a large pier gla s s, &c. The burglars forced open a secre taire, from which they stole, amongst other valuable articles, a costly locket, brilliantly set m pearls. The robbers in withave been provided with a cart, or other conveyance, to have removed their bulky plunder. Information has been given of the robbery at the different Police offices, Oa Tuesday evening a carter, while adjusting some of the trappings of his horses, in Fleet-street, was accidentally thrown down and trampled under their feet. hie scrambled from under the cart, and succeeded in getting up, but instantly fell again, and on being taken into a surg e on' s , it was f oun d t h at one o his legs was dreadfully lacerated. A few minutes before eight o'clock on Sunday night a very luu►inous meteoric exhalation, or falling star, was observable in the West. Its course declined towards the horizon in a S. S. Easterly direction, with a brilliant' train. It ap peared, when its motion commenced, to emanate from a fixed star, and was visible t , ) the naked eye full half a minute.—(Brighton Chronicle.) PO . 1; T it V. QUESTION. What is the greatekt blessing on earth ? ANSWER. - Peace, health, And strength, food, raiment, and content ; A heart well-Managed, and a life well-spent; A soul devoted, and a thirst for God ; Courting his smile—but patient of his rod : Each day more fit to breathe its latest breath, And then the most alive, when nearest Death ! THE THEATRES. DRURY LANE.-The second representation of The Pirate last night, at this Theatreonanifested such judicious curtailments that the piece- passed securely over the waves of criticism, and seems to be now secure in the harbour of public favour. The two great props of the piece are Mr. COOPER in Cleveland and Mrs. W. WEST in Norna. The easy gaiety, blended with feelings of affection to Minna, and of self reproach for his follies and his guilt, afforded Mr. COOPER full scope for his talents, and, they appeared to great advan tage. The solemn energy, and terrific warnings were given with equal success by Mrs. WEST, and all •the rest of the Dramatis-Personee gave suit able effect to the whole. The machinery was managed with better skill, and the general re ception was favourable, with very few dissentient voices. Co VENT-C A lIDEN e - -T401:101 Miss TREE was able to resume her station in the Two. Gentlemen of Verona, last night, in the part of Julia, yet we do not think that she is yetsufficiently recovered for the 'fatigues of public duty. So very inte resting an actress, and so charming a singer, should be allowed such a respite as will citable her to return in the full vigour of renovated health, to display her .powers with unclouded brilliancy. SPORTING INrELLEG ENCL. DEER HUNT.—Friday morning, at half-past ten o'clock, his Majesty's stag hounds turned out a fine deer for the day's diversion at Salt Hill.. At first setting of? this deer took to the left towards the Thames, .but was soon turned. " The deer ran with great swiftness through the enclosures, towards the Park, taking to the left across the country by Bulstrode Park. The deer was taken to ,the right of high Wickham after an exec:Brat run of some hours. Alany sportsmen attended a few miles at first, but few attended all through the chase, as the ground is very ;vet. • PIGEON SIJOOTING. . . Four great matches were decided yesterday, in the Framley Meadows, seven miles 'rom Colebrook, which produced some of the best shooting during the Pigeon season. The first match was for 100 guineas a-side, at 21 birds e ac h, 21 yards from the tr a p, between Mr. Hardee, the celebrated shot, from Coleshill, Warwickshire, and Mr. Menzee,_ of equal celebrity. The match was won by Mr. Hartley, killing 18 birds from his number, after missing his Ist, 10th, and 12th ; •Mr. Alenzee missed his .sth and 6th, and his 17th and 11;t'i, losing the match by a bird. A subscription match of 101 on each side, at 11 birds each, picked men n-side from all En BUCKS. Killed. Mr. Orde - 10 *Mr. Francis - 10 *Air. Faverill - • Mr. Coleridge : - 8 *Mr. Fitzhugh - Mr. Henderson - 7 Mr. Fatvcitt 7 Mr. Fothergill 6 ;uineas each, eight subscribers Bucks against Netts, with three .land, distinguished thus *. HE ILI'S. Killed. Mr. Jcinny - 9 *Mr. Jupp - - 9 °.II r. Featherstone 9 Mr. ntrnborough 8 *.'h. Claridge - 8 Mr. Stonehewer - 8 Mr. Harrison - 6 Mr. Lamb - 5 62 Ha 6i Hats .was backed a t 5 to l 4 at the commencement; and Bucks at to to 4 after the two first shots. It became even on the sixth shot, but Herts for choice. The third match was between Messrs. Nares, Beningho- M rouh, and Lees, against Messrs. Hemp, Forith a r n , an d fl oss , at tree birds each; the former killed eight of t)eir birds, and the latter seven. The last was a match between Messrs. Btoxburne and Sales, for 20 guineas, at five birds each. Broxburne won, by killing four, to his antagonist's three. In the Northumberland Household 'look for 1512,we are informed that " a Th ousan d P oun d s was the sum annually expended in Housekeep ing, —this maintained IG6 Persons—and Wheat was then ss. Bd. per quarter. " The Family rose at six in the morning —my Lord and my Lady had set on their table for Breakfast, at Seven o'Clock in the morning, A quart of Beer, A quart of Wine, Two pieces of Salt Fish, Half a ,dozen Red Herrings, Four It bite Ones, and A Dish of Sprats ! i ! c c They dined at Ten—supped at Four in the af ternoon. The gates were all shut at nine, and no further ingress or egress permitted."—See pages 314' and 318. Mit now, A.D. 1821, " The Gentleman who dines the latest, Is, in our streets, esteemed the greatest ; • But sorely greater than them all. Is he who never dines at all !" A wag on being told it was the fashion to dine later and later every day, said, " he supposed it would end at last in not dining till To-MOR ROW STOL , N CHILD.—Sir RICHARD BIRNT E yester day received a letter from Harwich, dated Jan. 14th, in which the writer informed him,in conse quence (he said) of seeing an account in a Lon don paper of a child about two years old which had been stolen, that a suspicious -looking man had lately come there with just such a child as that described in the Paper. The child was a pretty child, and apparently the child of a gentleman. It attracted the notice of several persons by its continual moaning, and calling " Mamma, Mamma." It had a hand some black fur cap, with a gold band ; but the other parts of its dress the writer did not re collect. The man was questioned as to how he came by the child ; who was its mother, &c. ; but he gave such various and contradictory ac counts, as induced a strong presumption that he had stolen it. lie went into a public house, but observing that he was followed, he ran out of the house, and down to the sea-side, and jump ing from the quay, he got on board a boat, and from it to Smith's wherry, which sailed imme diately for Ipswich ; and so got away, none of the persons who had followed him having au thority to detain him. This was at one o'clock on the 14th, and he was to have reached Ips wich the same afternoon. The writer supposed that he might be heard of at " The Ram" pub lic-!cause, which is kept by Smith, at Ipswich. T If E .Alt Mt. The depot of the 4th Light Dragoons is or dered to march this day from Romford Barraclo to Maidstone, and join the Cavalry depot. , It is eNpected that the Regiment of Yorkshire litis , ars will be reviewed by his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON in May next. Royal Military College, near flagshot, Dec. 24, 1821: Sri—The itrgeC.: thmands made for a reductiOn of eitpence in all public establishments having been very much pressed upon the Commissioners for the maj.lagement of the affairs of the Royal Military College i it has-been determined to adopt the al. terations in the regulations of the Institution which are set forth in the annexed ext_•act. The increa.se in the rates of the second class is to commence for all Gentlemen Cadets of that class now at the College, from the 25th of December, I'B2l. Tile arrangements respecting the first class will take effect at the same time, in so far as those orphans are considered in pe cuniary distress, and these will be discharged after the 24th of December, 1821, at the rate now paid for that rank in the. se_ cold class which the father held at the time of ins death. All other orphans, however, now at the college, whose claims on the ground of pecuniary distress are deemed justly admis sible, will continue . ..on the footing on Which they have hitherto been. . . I hasten to make these alterations known to you, and request to be informed, as soon as possible, whether it be• your inter- Con to'continue Gentleman Cadet - at the College, paying at the rate of - (increased rate) pounds per annum, from the 23th Of. December, In2l. I have the honour to be, Sir, yotir most obedient servant, U'o A. B. J. BUTLER, Lieut.:Governor. EXTRACT FROM TIIE REGULATIONS CF TIZE ROYAL mr. LTTAIIY COLLEGE, DEC. 24, 1821. The following- are the classes under which candidates are admitted to the Estahlisinnent : First Class—The sons of officers; of whatever rank in the army, and of Masters and CoMmanders, and officers of rank thereto superior in the Royal Navy, who have died in the service, and have left families in pecuniary distress, are admitted at a subscription of twenty pounds per an num. The Orphans of officers who had voluntarily retired on half-pay are, however, excluded from admission into this class. Also those of Officers who had 'retired by the reduction of the corps, without having subsequently offered their ser vices, with the exception, however, of such orphans as may have been born previously to that reduction. Only one of a family can belong to the orphan class at the Orphans whose families and connexions are not in such circumstances as can fully warrant their being ad mitted into the class set apart for cases of real pecuniary dis tress, are received into the second class at the rate of sub'scrip lion of the rank held by the father at the time of his death. Second Class- The sons of Officers, as undermentioned, actually belonging to the Army or Navy. Subscriptions--No distinction prevails in consequence of the father being upon full or liaLf-pay. The sons of Generals and,Adnurals to pay 801. per annum. The,sons of Colon e l s an d Lieutenant-Colonels, having corps, Captains of the Navy; 3 years post, 701. per annum. ' The sons of regimental Field -Officers, and Captains of .the Royal Navy under three years post, and Masters and Com manders 'of the Navy, 601. per annum. The sons of all Officers in the army under the rank of Field- Officer; also the sons of regimental SUrgeOns, and regimental Paymasters, 461. per annum. General Officers holding the regimental commission of Field Officers pay the subscription of Field Officers.' Third Class—The sons of Noblemen and Gentlemen, not having claims of admission to either of the above classes, 1231. per annum. . Besides education, board, clothing, washing,, and medical attendance are included. same time. MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c. DEAL, J.N. ld.--Wind N.N.W.—Sailed the Swallow, Ross, for Bombay, with the whole of.the outward-bound.— Arrived and sailed for the River the Dublin packet, 111‘Niece, from Dublin ; and Letitia Tennant, Montgomery, from Bel fast. Came down from the River and sailed the Isabella and Ettphernia, Cormack, for Lanzarotte ; Lavinia, Broks, for Gibraltar and Lima ; Minerva, Morley, for Seville; Beaufort, Sainthill; Ocean, Nl‘Neilagi ; Mary, Dawson ; and William Bryan, Davis, for Jamaica - ; and several others. The Grand. Sachem, and the Ratkes, still remain. MARGATE, JAN. 111—The Adelphi, Stewart, from Antigua for London, now in Pansand Hole, has sent on shore for an anchor and 'cable. LI V E nrooL, JA N. s.—Arrived the Scotia, Robinson, from Prince E Award's Island, with loss of boats, bulwarks, &c. The Prompt, from Quebec for Clyde, was lost on Island. .. Po AT SMOUTH, JAN. 16.—Wind N.—Arrived the Sappho, Lamb, from the Cape of Good Hope: sailed '27th October, and from St. Helena 13th November. Sailed the Prinetss Mary, Clarkson, for the South Seas ; and Harmony, Woodall, for Demerary. HOLYHEAD, JAN. 18.—The Elizabeth, Graham, from Waterford for Liverpool, with wheat, drove on shore last night in this Bay and is bilged ;—about one-third of the cargo saved. HARWICH, JAN. 16.---Sailed the Vansittart packet, for Holland ; and Castlereagh, ditto, for Cuxhaven, each with a RAMSGATE, JAN. 10.—Two anchors and cables slipt from the Union, Ilore, have been recovered and landed here. The anchor and cable belonging to the Catherine, Peyton, of Bel fast, have also been landed here. WHITBY, JAN. 15.—1 t has blown a gale from the N.W. for two days Past. The Ann, Taylor, of Sunderland ; and another brig both parted; the former drove on the Sand a little to the north of Whitby; crew saved, and if the weather mo derates, she may be got off; the other is supposed to have gone to the southward. CLYDE, JAN. 14...--It has blown a tremendous gale all night from the NV. to N.W. a nd s till cont i nues, an d it is feared may have done great damage to the Channel and entrance to the River. A ship is on shore on I.Vhitefarlane Point a little below Greenock, and appears to be lying very ill. PENANG; MAY 15.-1 am sorry to say that the report we had here some time ago, of a vessel haring been cut ofl•' at the Nicobars, is confiimed beyond a doubt. Capt. De Souza, who came a passenger with me from Rangoon, has given me the fol lowing particulars, and which I send to you for publication : Capt. De Souza was at Bompoka, one of the Nicobar Islands, in December last, and learnt from an Englishman residing there, that a ship from Bengal had been cut off and all hands massacred by the Natives of Noncowry, another of the Nicobar Islands. Ile is perfectly satisfied as to the truth of this report, as he had been an eye-witness to the Noncowry boats coming to the Island he was at, with Silk Piece Goods, Dooriahs, Rice, Sugar, &c. bartering with the Natives of Bompoka for Tobacco and.4Dollars, and at such a price which leaves nb doubt as to theli being the produce of rapine and plunder.—(llladras Courier.) YeSteiday a Cofirt of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following ships were taken up in addition to those already engaged for the Company's service, viz.--Cold. stream, 733 tons ; Astell, 871 ditto; Warren Hastings, 1064 ditto ; Dorsetshire, 1260 ditto . ; Winchelsea, 1331 ditt o . Yesterday the dispatches for St. Helena, Bombay, and ,China, by the ship Macqueen, Captain J. Walker, were closed at the East India House, and delivered to the Purse* of that ship.