The Sun. — London, England, 1822-07-03 00:00:00

a long it, jai' le /al' owing twee n ithout France )f it i s m pare(r )nsider. 3 state- as that twenty ) hun. state' re cat" of the Sauce' a docti- le state. Ortrui, inhabi' onsum tlividt4 C same average r ne co' respec t number land it tnfortu— lower 110 St•-• ►hernia+ eri or to Lilian i 5 )n, an a or skill iprovetl r ight.) :sins of but the are ab" shame- speak iot con• I of die See in pillions aste for ch they in d u ce so that them:' , s be- tiona l reek s in I) wail' In ea' May/ s tiao s ia) tip 3ene" II th 3 I that e l s oil Dwiag l arche s t Ler par rS f r°ll' ,yaliS tS that on i of tl'.3 in erod 4 in the Dlonel3P prolv °- i in th ; fourflav epo rte 4 savor piplo' Forte , kin, gt -,,, tbe le after inciti" ox , i''' a 11 ' 15' bre tlje aseb ia al ty, i 5 c r ical 3 ' „i3 o ' rscbia' Th e Y whiell r e hav e ore e,c, Segi' 111 3 ° - 00' 4 of ti.le tofs': -07 are port °C Socoa, laden with soldiers of the Faith, who have arrived from Itseay. *I . have seen a letter from Madrid, put in the post the 17th, at the moment of the departure of the. courier, at eleven at n ight. It states that in consequence of the report made to the Cortes from General Lopez Bannos, respecting the Spaniards assembled on the frontiers, the populace of Madrid having been laforrned of it, went to the gate of the hotel of the French Ambassador, vociferating " Let him be hunted or killed !"—lt 'S added that the French live in Spain as if they were on a volcano. According to other accounts there were very serious disturb ances at Aran j uez, on the evening of the 22d. We wait f or t h e details with equal impatience and disquietude. " u.S. It is thi s moment state d t h at M. d e L agar d e , our Am bassador in Spain, is at the Lazaretto of Behobia." PETERsnnrtc.ii JUNE 7.—The Emperor has, within these few days, issued a new Ukase, the object of which is to amelio rate the state of criminals in irons. Irons are henceforth only to be placed on the feet of men, and never upon women ; they ''re also to be light. Minors are to be exempted from irons du ring their minorty. A Society under the Presidency of the Prince de Galitzin, Mi aist2r of Worship, is occupied in this capital with the means of 4tncliorating the state of criminals. In all the considerable towns of Governments, large and commodious stone towers Ore to b e built to serve for prisons. In some towns these towers are alr ea d y finished; in others the foundations have been laid. Madrid Paper; to the 24th ult. arrived yes terdaY• In the Sitting of the Cortes of the 18th o f J une, and some subsequent days, the discus. s i ka of the R e p or t of the Committee on the po litical state of the nation was continued. The debate turned chiefly on the measures recom tnetided by th e C om mittee relative to the Clergy. s s it ' . Propositi on was , that the Curates and Vicars ouid be required not to permit any sermon to e v e preached in their churches without their li tne.nce and a kno w l e dge of the doctrines it con. 11 ", and th a t th e y s h ou ld b e held responsible for -an y / abuse committed in the discharge of their mi aiistry. This proposition was adopted, with t h e d liti ° ll of extending the same precaution to the serm ons preached in cathedrals, and to those preac hedin public places. Another proposition watS adopted, requiring the Bishiops of dioceses, t_nefe inurrectionary parties have been raised, tr sta te whether any ecclesiastics had joined a ' er n) and w h at measures h a d been adopted fainst such ecclesiastics. All convents which g ! lye sh e l ter or aid to the i nsurgen t s are t o b e ll Pressed. A mong th e subjects under the con. tf ue ration of th e C o rtes is a plan for improving ;e reven ue . Th e f o ll ow i ng ar ti c l e o f this plan 1 .s adopt e d on the 21st by 93 votes against 38, J Z ' 4c From the Ist July, 1822, to the 30th 11 , 11 e, 1 823 , the importation, manufacture, and ale of tobacco of every kind shall be on a ccount of the nation, without any corporation O t is individual being allowed to e ngage in this j a de, except with respect to cigars and snuff br ought from the Havannah, which may be im- P o rted as her e t o f ore , on payment of the duti e s." 11 the Sitting of the 21st the Cortes were offi c ally informed that his Majesty and all the i "Yal Family were to repair to Madrid on the 2 7 th. —The Madrid Papers continue to ex press great jealousy of the favour shown b th e st ue Fren c h Government to the Insurgents. It is s s at ed that an order, issued at Biyonne for the pP a tlisit refugees to retire into the interior of 1; la nce, has not been enforced.—A proclamation ins been p u bli s h e d a t Roncevalles, dated the ti l t '' , signed by several Canons, who. call th ey, the Governors of the Province of ci a ., var re• The object of these disaffected ec p4-14stics is to induce the Spanish troops to iar . s " . t. They invite them to join the imagi aCY ." Army of the Faith," but their attempts s s i eduction have hitherto had no effect.— .4 , is; le sitting of the 21st the report of the Corn 4, - ,'" appointed to review the transactions con uo-r.`ed with the late loan with the house of AB, ia and Co. was read, and ordered to be rented!,with dispatch. On the nature of that c o r :! . the Journals are silent.—These Papers f-;114111 several articles relative to the movements tu t e insurgents, and their pursuit by the consti are-"ai troops, but the circumstances detailed v ery unimportant. a In the House of Lords, last night, Earl GREY pri sed their Lordships that he had relinquished 1-s in tention of bringing forward a motion for U e reduction o f t axa ti on . H e w i s h e d it to he " er stood that he did not abandon the course 'rh ' c 't he h a d prom i se d t o a d o pt, " on accoun t ° l i r the promised reductions held out in the other -"se of Parliament ;" but because, " at the presen t time, he considered that it would be of us e."—Th e Earl of LIVERPOOL said that he Ors "sidered i t hi ghly proper that the N o b le E ar l 3 . 11 " Id ha ve t h e opportun i ty o f stat i ng w h y hi s t ' , lki lded m o ti on was d roppe d ; b ut h e d ec l are d , " whenever the motion should be brought t u ` w ard, he (th e E ar l o f L IVERPOOL ) , wou ld b e l "3 " and able to d e f en d his M a j e sty' s Mi n i- Is,(;4"-- •—Fo r t h e present, t h ere f ore, t h e attac k ti '' ic h was meditated, in the Upper House, on ;11 Fi nance System of Ministers,—which was t ttnn nuced some t i me s i nce with such por t, Ilte ins sol emn i ty b y L or d G REY,—an d f or 11 1 clevelop ement of which the Oppos i t i on In`e b een big w ith expectat i on, i s d e f erre d . — the Present S ess i on, a remiss i on of taxes h as l e be en voluntarily conceded by Ministers, to no A SS " amount than three million five hundred "(IPOUndS! ti —Earl G REY 1S too good a tac cian not to k now that it would be most inju the.inns to exp en d hi s force immediately after wi s large reduction of taxes has been effecLed to I b out him. If h e h a d h a d t h e. goo d f or t une to ti ri ng his mot i on forward a short time previous Ive he Peri o d at which the intentions of Ministers re declared, he would have found them ready to concur in his views, and to proceed upon his propositions ; and he might, therefore, have had some chance of coming in for a share of that cre dit, which the popular voice is so ready to confer upon all who are supposed to be instrumental in procuring an alleviation of the public burthens. From the progressive prosperity of the Revenue, independent of such further reductions of ex penditure as may still be found practicable, the Noble Earl may find the chances in his favour at the commencement of the next Session. That will be the most proper, or at least the most prudent time, therefore, for him to redeem his pledge. Indeed, the Oppo. sition should always open the cry for reduc tion at the very beginning of each session. If no reductions take place, they will have their customary consolation in abusing the extravagance and obduracy of Ministers, and if any reductions happen to be in contemplation by Government, they (the Opposition) will be enabled to claim the whole merit of them when they are effected. Mr. Hoaxousc does not s eem to be well skilled iu this Parliamentary policy—he had the hardihood to attempt that in the Commons on the same night which the more matured expe perienCe and better judgment of Earl GREY in duced him to abandon in the Lords. The result was what any school-boy might have anti cipated. The House was not only satisfied for the present with what Ministers have already done, but it had even voted away the proceeds of the very taxes which Mr. HonnousE proposed' to repeal !! Even Mr. ROBERTSON, who " Com plained loudly of the financial system pursued by the Government," thought Mr. HounousE's Resolutions so unseasonable," that he declared 44 he did not see any reason for voting for the reduction of the particular taxes now in ques tion ! ! "—The motion was accordingly negatived by a majority of 146 to 59. FOREIGN TRADE COMMITTEE.—This Com mittee is still pursuing its inquiries respecting the West India and other Docks, that have been established within the port of London, which, it is thought, will occupy their attention for another fortnight ; but it is not expected that they will make any report to Parliament on the subject during the present Session. The following articles are from the American Papers received yesterday [From the Mexican Gazette, March I.] ORGANIZATION OF THE MEXICAN CONGRESS. Illueh pomp and form were observed—the Deputies, two and two, approach an altar erected for that purpose, (and at the foot of which aro placed the officiating Priests and Deacons) and swear— 1. To defend and preserve the Catholic and Apostolical and Roman Religion, without admitting any other into the empire. 2. To guard and cause to be preserved the independence of the American Nation. 3. To form the Political Constitution of the Mexican Na tion on the fundamental basis of the plan of Iguala and the treaties of Cordova, establishing a complete separation between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial powers, so that they may never be united in one person or corporation. The Congress met on the 24th February, and after the body was organized, the following Committees were appointed : On the Constitution, 11 members ; Exterior Relations, 3 ;. Interior Relations, 5; Revenue, 8 ; War, 6; Judiciary, 5 Ecclesiastical Affairs, 5 ; Publinstruction, 4 ; Commerce, 5; Mines, 5 ; Agriculture, 5 ; Colonization, 5 ; Police. All is tranquil in the interior, and strong feeling of regard manifested for the government and people of the United States. Letters from Buenos Ayres, received at New York, says the Daily Advertiser, state that the ship Canton, from New York, and the ships. Ida and Savage, from Baltimore, had all arrived at Valparaiso, and the ship Washington had arrived at Monte viedo. A ship had arrived at Lima, from Gibraltar, with 2600 bbls. flour, which sold at 24 dollars. In consequence of the recent difficulties experienced by foreign vessels to retain their crews, in the Port of Buenos Ayres, and prevent their desertion, the American Consul, Mr. Forbes, had effected the passage of some valuable port regulations, which would secure the captains their crews, and at the same time check the im proper conduct of foreign seamen,which had on many occasions occurred. From Quebec, lath May, 4 o'clock.—Several vessels have come to anchor above the town, but they are not reported as yet, except one from Liverpool, the Monarch, which left it on the 9th April :—.38 vessels were left by her among the ice at the entrance of the Gulph ; it blows very hard from the eastward, and will bring us a number of them in a day or two.—The Cherub, from Greenock, is in sight. Jur.y 2.—Arrived in the Downs the ship Surrey, Captain RAINE, from New South Wales, having on board his Excellency Major- General MACQUARRIE, late Governor, with his family and suite ; she sailed from New South Wales on the sth of February, and came by way of Cape Horn, touching at Bahia on the 6th May. Yesterday the Duke of YORK held a Levee, as Commander-in-Chief, at his Office in the Horse Guards, which was attended by Sir DAvTD BAIRD, Lord EDWARD SOMERSET, Marquis of WATERFORD, Earl Of CORK, General MASTERS, General MILNER, General GitosvENort, and about thirty others. Yesterday, at three &clock, a Cabinet Council was held at Fife House, Whitehall, which was attended by all the Cabinet Ministers, except the Earl of HAattowny, who arrived just as the Council had broken up, at four o'clock. The Attorney and Solicitor General were in attend ance during the sitting of the Cabinet. Yesterday the Duchess of GLOUCESTER and the Princess AUGUSTA rode out in a carriage together, and visited the KING. Yesterday her Royal Highness the Princess of DEN:AA:IK, with her Lady in waiting, took leave of Mrs. HENRY HOWARD and her family, at their House in Lower Brook-street. On Monday night Mr. MATTHEWS performed his Entertainment called " His Youthful Days," before the KING and a distinguished party. THE THEATRES'. HAYMARKET.—The pleasant Comedy of She Sloops to Conquer last night introduced Miss lIART, from the Bristol Stage, to this Theatre, in the part of Miss Neville. She is small in person, but easy in her manner, and she speaks naturally. The part requires no great crqic powers, and Miss HART fully supplied what was wanting.— nun.- Marlow was to have been performed by Mr. C. KEMBLE, but, for some allowable cause no doubt, was assigned to Mr. JONES, who has often . supported it with success, and not less so on the present occasion. Mrs. CILITTERLEY'S Miss Hardeastle was an animated performance, and TERRY'S Hardeastle a good specimen of charac teristic comedy. ENGLISH OPERA HOGS E.-The dramatic sketch of The Actress of All-Work was represented last night at this place, for the purpose of introducing Miss CLARA FISHER in the part of the versatile heroine of the piece. We certainly went with the expectation of disappointment, but were most agreeably undeceived. The truth, spirit, humour, and rapidity with which this child, as she may be called, went through a variety of characters were actually surprising, and we never saw such an instance of precosity before. Granting that she exceeds the stated age of twelve, by two years, the wonder would hardly be lessened. She per formed also Crack, in the farce of The Turnpike Gate, with no less truth, spirit, and humour.— The applause of the audience was zealous, and well-merited. A new actor, named POWER, was the Alaythorn in this farce, and he gave it all requisite support. Love among the 'Roses, we find was written by Mr. BEAZLEY, the author of several successful pieces, and whose reputation will be increased by this interesting_ and lively sketch. The music is attributed to Dr. K ITCHENER, a gentleman well known for his musical taste, talents, and judgment, and who, from nobler than pecuniary motives, with a true philanthropic spirit, employs his time and abilities in the com position of works calculated to improve the health of mankind. FOR THE SUN. AIR. EDITOR—As an old frequenter of theatri cal amusements, I cannot avoid complaining of a practice which has been introduced within the last few years, and which must be a great annoy ance to the performers as well as to the audience. It was formerly the custom not to admit the half price visitors ,till after the third act of a play, tragedy, or comedy, or till after the second act of an opera; but now it is the practice to admit them at a particular period, whets those respec tive acts are not over. What is the conse quence ? Why that people hurry in, some of them half drunk, and others, perhaps, much more so, while the performance is proceeding.— This practice not only interrupts the Performers, but stops the interest which the drama has ex cited in the audience. But thii is not all ; quar rels are likely to arise, for the tipsey visitors so annoy the sober part of the audience, who had attended from the beginning, that they naturally express their displeasure, which the former often treat with insolent levity or provoking contempt. This new and offensive custom, therefore, cannot be abolished too soon, for the sake of the public, the interest of the drama, and the merit of the performers. None but those who pay full price should be suffered to enter the Theatre till the termination of the acts above specified, and even they, though compara tively few, are sufficiently troublesome, by the opening of the doors, raising of the benches, &c. &c. It is also proper that the box-keepers should announce softly the names of the visitors, who delay their arrival till after the play has commenced, and perhaps not till the first act is nearly at an end, that they may secure the places which they had taken. Such tardy visitors ought not from vanity or negligence to delay their arrival and disturb the attention of the au dience. Tl.ere is another custom, an old one I confess, and consequently not the fault of the present Managers, but they ought to " reform it altogether," as it is as absurd as inconvenient.— It has long been the practice, when new pieces are brought forth, to give the names of the Performers, and not of those of the Characters which they represent. The audience must therefore catch the names of the latter as they can, and in the attempt they probably lose the interest of the play. The names of the characters in all the old dramas are an nounced, though previously well known ; and why those of novel pieces should not also be equally disclosed it is difficult to conceive.—The stage, under proper regulations, affords the most moral, diffusive, and instructive of public amuse ments, and nothing should be suffered to obstruct the useful lessons which it imparts for the grati fication and improvement of society at large. THEATRICUS. On Monday the Gentlemen of his Majesty's Chapel Royal had their Annual Feast at Free masons"favern, when, in addition to some fine haunches of • venison sent them by the King, several rarities were produced, which were served up in a complete and excellent style—there was nothing to regret, but every thing to praise.— " Non N obis Domine," " God save the King," and numerous delightful Glees were sung.—Sir GEORGE SMART presided at the pianoforte. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, with their attendants, embarked from Walmer Castle, on board the Royal Sovereign yacht, about four o'clock on Sunday afternoon, under a royal salute from the Severn frigate. About half-past six the yacht, having the Royal Standard flyin ,, at the mast-head, got under weigh, and pro ceeded through the Downs in majestic style, with a.fair wind for the Scheld, in order to land at Antwerp, from_ whence the Royal party propose to proceed up the Rhine to Frankfort.— They intend to continue some time with the Princess Elizabeth of Hesse Homburg, and afterwards go to Stutgardt to remain during the winter with the Queen Dowager of Wurtemburg._ ( Kentish Gazette, July 2.) In consequence of the unfortunate accident which has happened to Sir ANDREW HALLIDAY, Physician to the Duke and Duchess of CLA RXNCE, Dr. WILLIAM BEATTIE, late of Edin burgh, has been appointed, pro tempore, to attend their Royal Highnesses on their Continental Tour, FASHIONABLE ARR IVA LS. Lord Bradford and family, at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford-street ; Lord Gort, at ditto ; Lord Dillon, at ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas, at ditto; Count and Countess Balmain and suite, , from Paris, at Hakes's Hotel ; Gen. and Mrs. Durham, at the Hyde-park-Hotel, from Tunbridge Wells ; Major Barrington, at ditto; J. W. Knightly, Esq. at ditto, from Oxford ; the Rev. James Ridlev, at ditto, from Surrey ; Capt. Macdonald, 92:1 Regiment, at Ibbotson's Hotel, Were-street, from Kimbol ton Castle, the seat of the Duke of Manchester. DEPART II nu.s.—Lieut.-General Sir Wm. Cockburn and 6mily, from Harley-street, for Brighton ; Sir Trayton and Lady Elliott Drake, to their seat, Nutweil Court,,Devon , .thire ; the Hon. Miss Rushout, from Hyde Park Hotel, for her seat, • Wanstead Grove, Essex ; Cant. Bayward, 15th Hussars, from ditto, for Hounslow ; Capt. Bayward, Ist Life Guards, from ditto, for Windsor; Lord Henry Churchill, from ditto, for Cambridge; Mr. Grenville and family, from Nerot's Hotel, Clitihrd-street ; Mr. Bruce and family, from ditto ; Mr. 0. Grady and family, from ditto ; Colonel and Captain Plumbe, from ditto • Mr. Petres, from ditto, for the Continent ; Major and Mrs. Barker, from flakes's Hotel, for India. • 1 4 . 2e!..•>, A, 'O, ) IPTNI' i 1 6' r,-- .‘%, . r • ~e-e.,iot:. (g. - ?.,..,‘.\‘,...,, (4.J:1i,, k:,..-i, - i <i , :t . ' - /...''*-• 2 . 5.-;_„- 77 - 7- ; -- e - -'. ‘ o., : --.;,, ' - ...z*...1 __ , „,k-;= ,,,, z.,....„.,. - 11c,;,..,-,,...,5, •," i : vi e , . , . , v , ....-.:2,----;774_,,,,,„ .._Lt--,-,-,,------ - ..I , -,..rrzk OF f 1 4::\ ti 4..4,,:-: ....:„. " A ., , ti # '' t • . • , „, , i.•• rE ti, FASHIONABLE PARTIES.- LADY SOPHIA IItATI:COTE'S BALL.—On Monday even ing her Ladyship gave an elegant ball and supper at her resi dence in Grosvenor-square. The five spacious drawing-rooms were thrown open, which were most brilliantly illuminated ; the grand drawing-room facing the square was prepared with unique taste for dancing ; the floor was richly chalked, repre senting diamonds ; in the centre was a large rose, with a beau tiful Etruscan border ; round this and the other apartments were a profusion of pots of the most choice flowers. The ball commenced about eleven o'clock. The first dance was led off by Mr. Heathcote and Miss Cavendish, the lovely daughter of Lord and Lady G. H. Cavendish. The supper, Which con sisted of every delicacy, was announced at half-past one ;it was prepared in the middle drawing-room, where covers were laid for nearly two hundred. The fruits and wines were of the choicest description. Dancing recommenced a little before three, and continued till half-past five. It was past six yesterday morning before the whole of the company had retired. There were present nearly four hundred distinguished fashionables. T. Thornhill, Esq . gave an elegant entertainment on Mon day, at his house n Berkeley.square, to the Duke of York. Among the distinguished party invited to meet his Royal High ness were—the Duke of Rutland, Lord Foley, Lord Henry Fitzroy, Lord G. H. Cavendish, Colonel Lee, Mr. Villiers, Mr. Craven, &c. _ • Viscount Hampden had a dinner party yesterday at his house, in Green-street, Grosvenor-square. Mr. Ellis entertained a distinguished party at dinner yester 7 . day, at his house in Audley-square. EPIGRAM. BY A GENTLEMAN CONVICTED OF BIGAMY. " Res infima et nngat oria."—CICERO. Though Bigamy's wrong, yet I clearly was right, For ne'er in one wife so unlucky a wight ; Quite joyless was she ;—but another 1 courted, And, wedding a second, I now am transported. .Weirgate. TROTTING. Mr. AARON MrLi.mArr undertook his match to trot his mare 16 miles in one hour for 100 sovereigns. The match was done over a two-mile piece of ground on the Braintree road, varying 9st., as follows : min. sec. min. sec. I First two miles - 7 30 Fifth two miles - 7 27 Second d• Lo . 7 28 Sixth ditto - 7 28 Third ditto - 7 32 Seventh ditto - 7 30 Fourth ditto" - 7 30 Eighth ditto - 7 32 The match was closely won with three seconds to spare, and without breaking. SPARRING. Oliver had a benefit at the Fives-court, yesterday, which wai well attended. He was unable to exhibit from a sprained ancle, which prevents his combat with Abbot to-morrow. The setting-to was very indifferent. The bout between Spring and Gas was the only one which excited much attention. -Spring had the best of it. His left hand stopped the rush of Gas by some facers, which sent him off his balance. Gas howevrr be haved well, but he is not much of a glove-man. Earnest fighting is more his forte. AN AWKWARD RENCONTRE AT CALAIS.—A certain .M. P. was placed in a. very awkward situation the other day at Calais. Having run in ten hours from the Roads to the French coast, he had an opportunity of displaying two London Opposition Journals at the French Hotel.— Shortly after a party of Bens d'arnics appeared, and seized them. The Gentleman was taken before the Prefect, and fined 30,000 francs:— Fortunately, by the interposition of friends, the affair was accommodated.—(Morning Post.) USEFUL, EXPERIMENT.—Yesterday, at one o'clock, some experiments were tried in Hyde park of Mr. TREUGROUSE'S plan to save Ship wrecked Mariners, by opening a communication with a stranded vessel when it would be impossible for a boat to render any assistance. The ope rations took place over the Serpentine River, in the presence of Lord SYDNEY, several Mem bers of Parliament, Naval Officers, and others, who were admitted into the private gardens of the Royal Humane Society's Receiving House on the North bank. The object of Mr. TR EU., GROUSE IS to fire a rocket, invented for the pur pose by the King's Pyrotechnic, Madame HEN.. GLER, with a line affixed to it, from the shore to the ship, where a strong rope is tied to the first line and brought to the shore, where it is made tight ; a chair of a .peculiar construction is then suspended by pulleys from the main rope, in which any person can secure himself, and is drawn safe to land. The chair is then pulled back to the vessel, and every person may thus be saved. In the above manner was the experiment of yesterday conducted, but in consequence of the rocket not being sufficiently elevated, or the line strong enough, the plan did not at first succeed, but was at length carried into execu tion, and a man seated in the chair, was brought safely to the opposite bank of the river.—The Inventor, who resides at Penzance, has been enabled to save the lives of several persons in the above manner off the dangerous coast of Cornwall. The Duke of Hl:Droop, we sincerely regret to say, continues in a most dangerous state. his Grace has had a paralytic attack of so severe a nature that little hopes of his recovery are enter tained. On Friday morning, a follow was taken into custody by the street-keeper of Cornhill, in the act of putting into the faces of several females, a reptile of the serpent kind, about two yards in length, and alive. On being examined before the Lord Mayor, he was ordered to find bail for his appearance to take trial for the assault, at the ensuing Sessions. On the reptile being put into a basket, in possession of an officer, it was found to lay 16 eggs in one night, ' THE ARMY. His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief reviewed the 2d battalion of the 3d Regiment of Foot Guards, in Hyde Park, this morning, at half-past nine o'clock: The 2d battalion of the 3d Regiment of Foot Guards are ordered to march, on Friday the sth instant, to Deptford, and embark on board the ships Portsmouth, Supply, and Zephyr, for Plymouth. • The following changes of quarters are ordered to take place, on the sth instant The 2d battalion of the Coldstream Guards to march from Windsor to Westminster. Three companies of the 7th Fusileers to march from Kings ton on Thames to Windsor Barracks. The vessels which are to convey the Guards to Plymouth, will return to Woolwich with the 72d Reginient. On Saturday, two troops of the Second Dragoon Guards marched into Liverpool barracks from York. On Wednesday last the 2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards mustered in full strength, the detachments having previously arrived from their different quarters, and they were inspected on Knavesmire, near York, by Major-General Lord Edward Somerset, K.C.B. The soldier-like appearance of this respect, able regiment highly gratified the numerous spectators; and the ability displayed by them in passing through their various, evolutions commanded a well-merited. eulogium from the in, specting officet7.7<,-. AIEVANTILE SHIPPING, &c. Extract of a Letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Deal,. dated' 2d July. " Arrived and passed through the Downs, At 2 p. m. the Surrey, Raine, from New Soutn Wales, with his Excellency- Major-General MACQUARRIE, late Governor, his family, and suite.—The following vessels were left at Sydney when she sail-, ed, 15th January last : Providence, Mary, and John Bull, with pro\ isions ; Royal George, Grace, and Midas, from Eng land ; Marshal Wellington, from Isle of France ; Mercury, whaler.—Traders Acteon, Amboyna—lndia ; Sophia, Isle of Prance ; the Minerva, Bell ; Minstrel, Barnes ; and. John Bull, Ormond—lndia ships; the former from New Zealand, and the two latter from India. Sailed, Dec. 27th, Hindostan, with troops for India; 23d, John Barry, for Batavia ; 30th, Malabar, for ditto.-1822, Jan. Ist, Sailed—Lusitania, for Macquarrie Island and England ; 23d, Claudine, for the coast of Chili ; Feb. 2d, Westmorland; for New Zealand and Otaheite.—The Grace was expected to sail daily for England, having a full cargo of wood and oil, the pro, duce of the colony. The Tiger, Beach, had arrived in the Dzr went ; the Surrey touched at Bahia on the 6th May." . DEAL, JULY 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived last night and sailed fcr the River, Regalia, Taylor,. from Jamaica ; Maine, Fa-. cons:r, New Orleans. Also to-day the Delight, Young, St. Viment's ; Cincinnatus, Champlin, New York ; Navigator, Logan, Jamaica; Surrey, Raine, New South Wales ; Aurora, Hill, Havannah ; Henry, Anderson, Port-au-Prince ' • Resign, Claremont, New York. Sailed for th e Ri ver , Gl or y, Pounder, Honduras ; and Eliza Ann , Blyth, South Seas. PonTsmouTit, JULY 3—Wind W. S. Ws—Arrived the Thames, Litson, from London to Bengal ; Borodino transport passed up Channel from the Cape of Good Hope and Falmouth, Sailed Rowcliff, De Bois, for Petersburgh. FALMOUTH, JULY 3.—Wind W. N. lir—Sailed the Mary and Sally, Adams, for Liverpool. PLYMOUTH, JULY I.—Wind N.W. Arrived the Wan-. derer, Waygod, from St. Andrew's. Sained the Delight, Black, for ditto. The William, Miles, from Bengal, is off Dover. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. About two o'clock in the afternoon of Sunday last, a destructive fire broke out in the little populous town of. Whitstable, more extensive and calamitous in its consequences to the sufferers than any that it has been our lot to record for many years in this vicinity. It commenced at a store-house adjoining. the dwelling-house of Mr. GaN - sr, at-the western end of the place on the sea wall, and the roof being com posed of thatch and the other part of wood, the whole was in a short time a body of fire ; the wind, which at the moment blew strong from the west, scattering the burning embers along the whole line of the seabeach.--On the alarm being given, num bers of the inhabitants hastened to the spot, as also the officers and seamen of the Blockade Service, stationed on that part of the coast, and while engaged in endeavouring to arrest the progress of the flames, it was perceived that a storehouse be longing to Government on the sea wall, at the eastern extremity of the place, at least a quarter of a mile distant from where the fire originated, was also in flames. In the mean time the con flagration spread from the storehouse above mentioned, to the dwelling-house, boat-builder's shop, and other buildings of the late Mr. Peter Tall ; and from thence along the wall to se veral small stores and boat houses, both upon the beach and within the wall, till it reached a large building with a barn and stable, belonging to Mr. W. Edendon, all of which being built of wood and other combustible materials, yielded successively to its fury. From hence the ignited embers were carried in the direction of the wind, to a range of three thatched buildings, with lofts over the same, filled with pitch, paint, spars, &c. the workshops of Mr. Wm.. Reeves, boat-builder, situate below the sea wall, the whole of which were speedily con sumed, with nearly all their contents. These premises im mediately abutted to the backs of the dwelling-horses forming the left side of Whitstable-street, beyond the Duke of Cum berland's Inn, many of which caught fire, and were much damaged, and the communication is h others was prevented by pulling down the outbuildings. In the mean time the flames of the store-house at the East end of the wall had been communicated to the store-house of Mr. J. Terry, and to the premises of Mr. T. Jarrett and of Mr. Carden, at .the same ends of the street, which were shortly con ' sumed, and the farther progress of the fire was only arrested by pulling down the adjoining storehouse of Mr. Cambow, and by there being no other buildings in the immediate range of the wind to which the burning flakes could be communicated. At tention was now directed to prevent, as speedily as possible, the danger which might be apprehended, lest a change of wind should scatter the living ashes on the adjoining buildings, in which work the exertions of the inhabitants were aided by the Kent and Norwich Engines from this City, which, on the intelligence arriving about three o'clock, were immediately dispatched, as well as by numbers of the citizens of all classes, who proceeded to the place. At five o'clock, by the persevering exertions of all, and especially of the party of the Blockade Service, of whose services too much cannot be said, all further immediate danger was prevented—the spectacle, however, was that of a scene of smoaking ruins towards the sea, from one extremity of the place to the other; while in the street there was scarcely a house on the left side, out of which the furniture was not removed. The total of buildings de stroyed is 46, viz. nine dwelling houses, four boat-builder's shops, and thirty-three storehouses, and very many others were partially injured. The estimate of the loss and damage or build ings and furniture, from the most moderate calculations, will amount to neariy 70001., of which sum little more than 11001. is insured; but the most serious deprivation is that of the poor dredgermen, many of whose boats with their nets and materials were burnt in their different storehouses, so that they are abso lutely deprived of the means of obtaining a livelihood. A sub scription has been commenced for their relief, and we trust this appeal to public feeling will not be in vain. The following list contains the names of the sufferers, with the nature .of their losses, nearly in the order in which the buildings stood, from west to east :—Gann, storehouse destroyed; Madams, (late P. Tall) house, boatbuilder's and sailmaker's, ditto ; R. Heyward, storehouse, ditto; D. Coveney, storehouse, ditto ; W.Beal, store house, ditto ; Sea Salter Company, storehouse, ditto; R. Ander on, storehouse, ditto ; W. Edenden, 5 dwellings, a barn and st ible, ditto, (insured); Giles, Wellesley, Ougham, and Lawson, store-houses destroyed ; Kitchingham, house, coals, and fence, ditto; W. Reeves, three store-houses, with lofts, &c. ditto, (part insured) ; J. Terry, double store-house, destroyed ; Isaac Terry, ,dwelling,house, ditto ; G. Baker, store-house, ditto ; J. Morday, 'storehouse, ditto ; T. Clark, store-house, ditto ; T. Rowden, store-house, ditto ; Widow Rowden, store-house, ditto; T. Wood, store-house, ditto; .T. Hill, store-house, ditto ; T. Culver, boat-builder's shop, ditto ; C. Leggett, store-house, and boats, ditto ; J. Humphrey, store house, ditto ; Government storehouse, ditto ; R. Leggett, seven dwellings, and two storehouses, ditto (part insured); T, Ham mond, storehouse, ditto; W. Carey, storehouse, and fence, ditto ; J. Morday, dwelling-house damaged; T. Reeves, dwell ing -house, ditto; Widow Rowden, wasihouse, &c. destroyed (insured) ; S. Holloway, storehouse damaged (insured) ; .fas. Humphrey, storehouse destroyed ; J. Humphrey, stoteaouse., ditto ; Cambow, lodge, fence, and storehouse destroyed ; Wi dow Edenden, dwelling-house damaged ; I'. Carden. dwelling . house destroyed, and another injured; T. Jarret, dwelling-house lodge, storehouse, destroyed; Whorlow, Charosin, and Hock less, store-houses, damaged. Nothing certain is known as to the cause of this distressing calamity ; it can only be, accounted for by the supposition, that some sparks from the chimney of gr. Gann's dwelling-house might have been lodged by the wind under the thatch of the adjoining storehouse, which for some time smothered in secret, as smoke was observed on the roof for several minutes before the flames burst out from the in= ternal part of the building,—( Kentish Gazette, July