The Sun. — London, England, 1822-04-11 00:00:00

Af i %fr MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK. ENGLAND. Monday, April 15, LONDON. Nos. 1,8, 14, 15, 22, 284, 293, 308. COUNTRY. Nos. 20, 72, 102, 219, 311, 423, 50k, 510. 521, 583. - 16, LONDON. Nos. 33, 42, 266. COU)iTRY. Nos. 127, 151, 167, 170, 184, 199 , 385 , 532, 544 , Tuesday, 551. Wednesday, 17, LONDON. Nos. 56, 92, 134, 225, 296, 309.GrandSteward's Lodge. COUNTRY. N 05.92, 95, 105, 124, 134, 146, 207, 229, 339, 342, 465, 480, 487, 529, 581, 678, 711. - 18, LONDON. Nos. 65, 152, 274, 388, House Com. Fem. Sch. at 11. COUNTRY. Not. 48, 113, 171, 288, 416, 453, 466, 469, 511, Thursday, Priday. 561. - 19, LONDON. No. 493. COVNTRY. Nos. 30, 55, 193, 270 600, 646. Satilrday. * 20, LONDON . . COUNTRY. No. 64. IRELAND. Alotday, April 15, Conic. No. 67. *." For SYDNEY, Letter 111. see the Fourth Page. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE 0-CLOCK. ank Stock 3 per Cent. 1ted....77 ^ ex div. 3 per Cent. ConA 3 :1 per Cent. B B4 4 per Cent ex div. per Cent. Navy Ann. IGli 102-i Bank Long Ann. 19 13-16ths 19i ex div. Imp. 3 per Cents' India Bonds 695. 665. Old Annuities Excheq. Bills 5 7 pr. Cons. for May Account 78th PRICE or IRISH Rank Stock Uov. Deb. 31 per cent. ... 89 stock, 3 2 1 per cent. tiov. Deb. 4 per cent. (.Gov. Deb. 5 per cent Stock, 5 per cent... 3i Treasury Bills, 5 per cent City Debentures, 5 per cent 1 Lying in Hospital 4 per et — Exchange on Loni STOCK, APRIL 8. Grand Canal Loan, 4 p.ct. 49. Ditto 6 per cent. 7 1 Ditto Stock Royal Canal Stock Wide-street Cert. 6 per ct — Do. Deb. with Gov. Sec B9 Pipe Water Deb. 5 per ct. Do. 6 per cent. I Ballast Office Ciort. Sec. t) per cent. Ldon, April 8, BA. HIGH WATER AT LONDO. Alurning, 36 minutes after 5. J BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Evening, 0 minutes after 6. THE SUN. SOIEM QUIS DICEJ2E FALSUM .lUDEAT LONDON, TITURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1822. Priv 4 te letters have been received this morn ing from Constantinople of the 15th March, and from Odessa of the same date ; but their in formation is in direct opposition to each other.—The account from Constantinople po sitively asserts, that the Porte has ordered a levy en masse of all the male population, and that the Ultimatum has been refused.— The other letter from Odessa states that all was "litt there, and the exchange was improving ; a lso that the Russian army were in the same po sitiorl as before. Au Express has arrived from Paris this morn ; upon which much business was done at the Stock Exchange. A. Flanders and Dutch Mail is just arrived, alld letters will not to delivered until two o'clock. A. letter from Pera, dated March G, details t he progress of the negociatious on the question b etween Russia and Turkey, from 2d December t ° the 28th c 0 February. Though the import ant Note, said to have been delivered by the I t Els EFFENDI to the English and Austrian Am bassadors, on the 3d of March, officially declatng t he rejectivn of the Russian tiltimatt:in, is ❑ot yet i tthenticated, it appears by the Pera letter, t hat, on the 28th of February, its rejection \ vas unanimously determined on, by an Extra °rdinary Meeting of the Divan, at which the Principal Officers of the Janissaries and the Chiefs ° I . the Ulemas were present. Our Readers will r ecollect "that we stated, on the 19th of January, t hat " the British Government had abandoned all h ope of preserving peace between Russia and T urkey." It will now be seen, by the article fr om Pera, that our information, which we knew at the time to be from indubitable authority, 4 ai correct ; for it appears, that on the ' s econd of December " the REIS EFFENDI made official communication to the Austrian and 14itish Ministers, announcing that the Porte could ' l4 , in any case, accept the Russian Ultimatum its full extent."—" The Count de LUTZOW a nd Lord STRANGFORD immediately dispatched couriers to their Courts for further instructions ; a nd all negociation was interrupted till towards the end of January." Even the Ambassadors, 10 their next communication with the Porte, State, " that it was easy to foresee that the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh would, on its side, reject the toodifications proposed by the Divan." War, there fore, if both parties remained inflexible, could not be avoided ! It is true, that the British Ministry, Previously to the assembly of Parliament, had c hang e d the view which it at onetime enter tained of the progress of the negociation, and 'gain indulged expectations that the peace might h e preserved ; but it is at the same time obvious., the civil enco,had ;istrates' I assent- urpos'.:!, reed in into t'r r Meet dered it !rn, and on, th:. Isidera ; and detail ; abstract s 'Lord- te:gis cf v, and at the: Esq., ho was egent's th and iorning ing, in Upon adfally saw a get her, hedge, ley had to the e body, id the3r ady ap ng the ' Ition of ly con hat the Icerned hey re rson or that these expectations had no better or surer basis than the evasive line' of policy pursued by the REIS EFFENDI and the Divan,—that they did not rest on any positive evidences of a pacific disposition on the part of Tur key, but merely on the caution with which the Porte avoided the open declaration of hostile intentions. But the Porte even now, when all the European Cabinets con sider hostilities as inevitable, warily refrains from making the first declaration of war,—a cir cumstance which has strangely enough induced some of our Cotemporaries to indulge the w eak hope, that even the rejection of the demands of Russia will not necessarily incite that power to take the field !—f t would be a waste of time to controvert this ridiculous and puerile assumption. The terms in which it is said the rejection of the Russian demands was couched,—the refusal of the Porte to nominate Greek Ifospodars of Wal lachia and Moldavia, in flagrant violation of treaties,—the numerous other causes of just dissatisfaction on the part of Russia,—the vast military and naval preparations of both parties,— the reciprocal hatred of the Russians and Turks, and the enthusiasm with which their feelings have been engaged in the question between their respective Governments,—the favourable oppor tunity still presented by the Greek Insurrection, to the Russians, on the one hand,—ami the uncon trollable arrogance of the Turks, inflamed by the destruction of ALI PACIIA, on the other,—ap pear to, us to present an aspect so decidedly war like, that we should consider the preservation of peace as almost miraculous. When disputants advance a multiplicity of ar guments in support of any point, they ought to be extremely careful that their reasons do not embarrass instead of strengthening one another. This caution, we think, was not sufficiently at tended to by the Hon. President of the Board of Trade, when he dwelt upon the discouragement of slave dealing as one of the advantages to be expected from his proposed scheme of West Indian intercourse. To those whose negligent temper, or slight in clination for the subject, makes them willingly accept any excuse for coming to an immediate conclusion, the assurance that this measure has a tendency to suppress the Slave Trade, will in all likelihood be quite satisfactory • and the general and just detestation of that odious traffic may perhaps serve to gain from the public a favour able hearing of any proposal which can, by what ever means, be connected in their minds with the desired Abolition. So far, we confess, the in troduction of this subject was politic and well conceived ; but its real bearing upon the argu. ment respecting American intercourse will be found, if strictly examined, so insignificant, that the question would stood nearly upon the same footing if this topic had been wholly omitted. We are told that the Slave Trade is irresistibly promoted by the prosperity and commercial activity, under present circumstances, of the foreign colonies which continue this traffic. It is therefore argued that we should do well to check their slave dealing, by diminishing their commerce, that is, by adopting the proposed plan for the extension of our own. But it is evi dent that a very material abatement of their mer cantile prosperity must take place before any serious impression can be made i❑ this way upon the Slave Trade. The active competition of new rivals will at first rather stimulate than repress the efforts of the foreign planter, and it can only he a plain and irresistible necessity that will in duce him to cultivate on a more contracted scale, and consequently to dispense with a large portion of that human machinery which the slave-dealer at present supplies. But considering that our neigh bours have so much the start of us on the field of competition, and must, for a considerable time at least, retain all the advantages they have hitherto derived from the Slave Trade, it must be a very constant and overwhelming flow of success on our side that will reduce them to the necessity required for the accomplishment of our design. Now, does the Honourable President, or any Gentleman who supports him, assure us of this triumphant success as a consequence of our throwing open the colonial trade ? By no means. Mr. ROBINSON admits, that when our West In dia merchandize is exported' to the desired ex tent, it may probably have to force its way into markets already glutted ; but he derives hope from abstract reasonings, (which may be just, but still can only be received as matter of speculation) on the nature and tendencies of commerce. Ile does not allege that our traders will enter the field under any circumstances of decisive advantage ; he does not say that our merchants have only to ap pear, require merely permission to shew them selves, and that foreign competition will at once give way before them ; then indeed it would have been well to speculate upon the extent to which our change of policy would affect the Slave Trade. But when the best reasoners on this subject express themselves so modestly, and in a tone of mere conjecture, on the degree of re lief to ourselves which we may expect from the proposed measures, it is surely a great deal too soon to talk of the deliverance they will ulti mately accomplish for the oppressed Africans. We appeal to the common sense of cur Readers whether, if Mr. ROBINSON had felt that his in tended measures really promised a success of such magnitude as would effectually repress the Slave Trade,he would not have expatiated in far ,more coAfident terms upon the glorious improve ment which must necessarily take place at the same time in the condition of our own complaining colonists. Before our commercial efforts can throw a damp upon the negro trade, so much must have been done that our Islands will no longer feel distress : the friends of the new po licy do not venture to assure us of its restoring prosperity to the Islands, and yet we are ex pected to believe that it will discourage the traffic in slaves ! Besides, if we rightly understand Mr. ROBIN SON'S argument, in sending the prodUce of our Colonies to markets which are now, perhaps, fully stocked, our hope must be that the fresh supply will create further demand, and that, ac cording to the nature of commerce, room will be found as well for the new commodities brought in at the eleventh hour as for those which were previously on the spot. But if the demand be increased so as to take in all, how is the Slave trading colonist discouraged ? To attain this object in the way proposed, we must not only find admission to the market ourselves, but also turn out our rivals. Now, upon what ground do we expect, even if in the first instance we make good our own footing, to obtain such a preference as ultimately to displace our neighbours ? If the trade be already in a great measure occupied, and we contrive to force our way into it, much incon venience to all parties will very probably follow, but why should the event be more ruinous to others than to ourselves ? It will be recollected, too, that we should en ter the held under peculiar disadvantage, from the necessity of insisting on those duties which are to be imposed on certain American merchan dizes for the protection of our own Continental Colonies, and from the want of those resources which our competitors at present derive from the .Slave Trade. It is a very natural subject of jealous indigna tion that other countries should profit by this traffic at the expense of Britain, which has gene rously foregone it. But was not this consequence likely to follow ? was not this among the evils which we magnanimously resolved to risk when we led the way in abolishing the trade ? And does it now come upon us so suddenly and at unawares, that we must needs fly precipitately to such extreme courses as we should otherwise have shrunk from adopting ? The truth is, our own forbearance from the Slave Trade, while other nations delay following the example, is a disadvantage to our colonial commerce which must have been felt under any system of mercan tile regulation, and, as we have endeavoured to shew, will still be felt, notwithstanding the pro posed relaxations, till some decisive means are found of annihilating the obnoxious traffic. We think, then, that upon the present occa sion no sound argument can be, founded on the topic of Negro slavery, and we suspect that the subject has been merely introduced ad captan dam. But it is not only by their operation upon the Slade Trade (supposing them capable of pro ducing any such effect) that we are to judge of measures involving an abandonment of the Eng lish navigation system. We should indeed sin cerely rejoice in the universal suppression of African negro-dealing, and we think that Britain has performed no more than a duty in desisting from the practice of that wickedness : but if the surrender of our navigation laws were to be the signal for an entire and everlasting extinction of the Slave Trade, wherever existing, this benefit conferred on Africa would in no degree justify a British Government to posterity for tampering with the welfare of their own country, by cutting the main sinews of her maritime power. CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The Hamburgh Mail, of the sth inst. has arrived in due course. It being a holiday there, little business was transacted. No doubts were entertained of the certainty of a war betwixt Turkey and Russia ; and on the preceding day there were plenty of Sellers, but no purchasers, of State Securities. Prices were consequently nominal. The exchanges, in most of the letters, are not even quoted, except that on London soma bills had been sold at 36. 4—being the same as noted on the previ ous post day. A speculative inquiry after the Saltpetre was general, but the holders :would not even name a price. By the same Mail there are letters from St.Petersburgh,dated 7th (19th) March. The ice at Cronstadt broke up on the Eth, (18th;) a circumstance quite unprecedented. The first shipments of Russian produce may consequently be expected to arrive in England almost as early as the seasons usually allow them to be put on board the vessels. The Tariff was ex pected to be made public the following week ; and it was thought to be in many respects different from the spurious one circulated here some time ago. Considerable sales of Tallow had been made at 125, being equal at the quoted exchange to about 391. a-ton here in bond. The exchange on London was a shade lower, being noted at 9. 17-32, a 9, 9 16. At the departure of the St. Petersburgh letters, Gentlemen, whose information was respectable, did not expect that the ne gociations at Constantinople would have ended in the manner in which they have done. In fact, they expected greater sub mission to the will of their Emperor on the part of Turkey.__ No French Mail is due, but through a private channel the Rentes are quoted at Paris last Monday 86f. 40c. No news by this conveyance have been suffered to transpire. The Gentle men connected with the Stock Exchange have had a very busy day. A great panic prevailed, and much anxiety to sell was exhibited. The Consols for the Account of to-morrow opened at 78:j, but there were few purchasers, and they fell to 74. A few speculations were then done, and the final quotation was 771. Foreign Stock declined more in proportion than the Eng lish. The Spanish Bonds were particularly flat ; she last prices yesterday were 64; this day they fell to 61A, ; before the close of the market, however, an extraordinary change took place in them, and they rapidly advanced to at which price they closed. The great scarcity of money, and the Settlement of,the Account being so near as to-morrow, would have pro duced a small decline, probably, but the state of the market this day must mainly be attributed to the hopes of the Bulls that peace would be maintained betwixt Turkey and Russia be ing now less sanguine, or rather almost entirely extinguished. In Sugar and Coffee there is very little alteration, and in Rum scarcely . a transaction of any consequence has taken place for some time. Brandy is , fully 6d. a gallon dearer, but in British Spirits there is not as yet any improvement.--The ad vance on Saltpetre here has been from Is. 6d. to 25., occasioned by the prospect of the peace of Europe being soon interrupted. In the Corn-market every article remains in the same state of depression. The supply is more than equal to the demand, and to force sales is difficult, even at reduced prices. Essex is be &inning now to suffer in a degree little inferior to Norfolk, Suf folk; and Cambridgeshire. The want of money has forced many the farmers to sell too many of their live stock, and the same cause prevents them from replacing them. A great pro portion of the turnip crop is consequently lost to them, and in many districts this article may be had for the expense of clear ing it from the ground. These circumstances may cause an advance in Fatted Cattle and Tallow by and by, but the Agri cultural Interest will not be benefited by the occurrence of this event. An interruption in the Dardanelles may probably create a demand for Bonded Grain bere for the Mediterranean, and the Farmers would receive considerable relief by exportation, should it be extensive ; for certainly the idea of this grain hang. ing on the English market in some degree tends to depress the prices. Their state certainly is truly miserable, and requires the best attention of the Legislature. To Lord Grey's expected suggestions much interest is attached.—( Morning Chronicle.) FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Marquis and Marchioness of Bath, at'their new mansion in Grosvenor-square; the Ni arquis . of Downshire, at Read's Ho tel, Lower Grosvenor-street, from Paris; the Marchioness of Downshire and Lord Hillsborough, Lady Charlotte Hill, and Mrs. General Browne, at ditto, from Barks; the Earl and Countess of Harewood and family, at their house in Hanover square, from their seat in Yorkshire ; Lord Bingham, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, from Paris ; Lady and the two Misses Cotton, at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from their seat, near Cambridge. DEPARTURES.—The Marquis of Lansdowne, for Paris ; the Dowager Marchioness of Downshire and the Ladies Hill, for Brighton ; Mr. and Lady Charlotte Lemon, from Bruton street, for Paris ; Lord Thinsany, for Berks ; Sir Henry and Lady Georgina Wellesley, for the Marquis of Salisbury's seat, Hatfield; Hon. J. Abercromby, M.P. and Mr. Abercromby, for Paris ; Thomas Cockayne, Esq. from his house in Berkeley square, for Ickleford Park, Herts ; Sir George Armytage, Bart. frOm the Brunswick House Hotel, St. James's-street, Hanuver square, to his seat in Yorkshire. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Clarence entertained gay Circles on Monday and Tuesday last, at Bushy Park, with Dinners, Concerts, and Card Parties. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester gave an elegant Din ner yesterday in Park-lane. Lord Teignmouth gave a grand Dinner yesterday, at his house in Portman-square. Lady Dryden entertained a Select Circle on Tuesday evening, at her house in Fitzroy-square. Colonel Baillie gave an elegant Dinner, yesterday, at his house in Mortimer-street, Cavendish-square. Lady Trotter had a small party in Grosvenor-square, last evening. Mrs. Coutts visited Exeter on Saturday last, and remained at Clench's New London Inn until Monday, when she set off for Weymouth. Before her departure, she left a donation of a sovereign to each poor woman, and half a sovereign to each poor man, living in the alms-houses. . „1-- ) , tAe. • 1 r y \ ,. 1 , ~..,,,,,, 4 0 - ~,,,,,,.±, 47 .1 ,, ,t_1-+ "' el' ' ) /) • - 4a-144.',grf OS! '"".. -_• (14 c.*: ` .'J• ‘r, t.•,,g.7 1,0",,,-&_,--....t,!..:.--,„,.-- •'" .14.'17,,.%- -'0 ' e =,' ."-I'• 40 - ' 70- "Vai.,; ; ,,,• • ,2.,... , , .. s \,. ~t.•;00,;;,, 4, A .0 ---... ..-. 4 ,... - t ak" ....S. ,TER _. - '.l 1, ! - "Ii /1,2 or - , y4,7, .::, ,/ ' • i 71 1r,tt. --- „, ",...... , ~....,,, - „0 ~. , 1 .. e• 0 ' 77 P 0 E T It V. EPITAPH ON AN INFANT. [TRANSLATED FROM THE LATIN.] BY STOCKDALE HARDY, ESQ. OF LEICESTER. Adieu ! sweet Babe, thy sleep enjoy, While zephyrs round thee gently play ; Completely free from Earth's alloy, Thy heav'nly soul was call'd away ! Aurora's car shall bear it on, To scenes of bliss above the skies ; • And Seraphs, as they taste the morn, Shall chaunt its triumph as they rise ! EAST INDIA HOUSF.—Yesterday a Ballot was taken at the East India House for the election of six Directors, in the room of R. Chicheley Plowden, Esq. W. Stanley Clarke, Esq. John Hudleston, Es q . J o h n Thornhill, sq. G.Abererombießobinson,Esq. George Raikes, Esq. who go out by rotation. At six o'clock the glasses were closed, and de livered to the Scrutineers, who reported at half past seven o'clock, that the election had fallen on— William Astell, Esq. Charles Elton Prescott, Esq. Charles Grant, Esq. George Smith, Esq. Campbell Marjoribanks, Es q . , S wen y T oone , E sq. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the Thanks of the Court were voted unanimously to THOMAS REID, Esq., and JAMES PATTISON, Esq., th e Ch a i rman an d Deputy Chairman, for their zeal and attention to the Company's interest during the ast year. ELECTON OF A. RECORDER.—Yesterday the LORD MAYOR held a Special Court of Alder men, at Guildhall, for the purpose of electing a Recorder in the room of the late Sir JOHN VESTER, Baronet, which was fully attended, his Lordship, twenty Aldermen, and the Sheriffs being present. The thanks of the Court were unanimously voted to the Bishop - of LANDAFF and the Rev. Dr. GODDARD for their excellent Sermons preached at Christ-church, Newgate street, before the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Governors of the several Royal Hospitals, on Monday and Tuesday last. The Court then proceeded to the Special Business of the day, when NEWMAN KNOWLES, Esq. Common Ser jeant, was unanimously elected Recorder, and being sent for, he attended, and took the usual oath. The Lord Mayor declared the vacancy of Steward of Southwark, in the room of Sir J. SILVESTER, and the next Court was appointed to fill up the same. ST. PAUL, COVEN T - GARDEN.—Yesterday the polling was again, resumed by the friends of the respective candidates, Messrs. Yockney. and ItVetherfield, with much warmth, and at the final close of the Poll at four o'clock, the numbers were— For Mr. Yockney - - - 200 For Mr. Wethertield - - - IC4 Majority in favour of Mr. Yockney —36 who was declared duly elected. INCREASE OF DUTY ON FIRE INSURANCE paid by the different Offices,on an average of the last five years—i. e. the difference between the pay ments for 1817 and 1821, extracted from the Stamp-Office Returns. The Offices which have not itxreased are not quoted : County Union Atlas - Norwich Union (now dissolved) Hand in Hand Hope - Royal Exchange Sun - £9,85614 6 - 5,424 3 8 - 4,785 1 2 - 3,567 2 9 - 876 9 7 - 653 15 8 - 506 8 5 - 174 10 0 The Dividends now due commenced paying yesterday. Upon the subject of the reported intended marriage of the KING with the Princess Royal of DENMARK, the last Paris Papers contain the following article, dated Copenhagen, March 25 :—" All the letters which reach-us from Eng land and Holland are filled with details con cerning the projected marriage of the King of ENGLAND and our Princess CAROLINE. Here we know nothin g positively about it ; b u t it i s certain that Mr. FOSTER, the English Envoy to the Court of Copenhagen, who was absent upon leave till July next, will embark instantly on board a frigate to return to Copenhagen.". SHOCKING Ac CIbENT s.—Tuesday evening, a dreadful ac cident occurred at Stepney Fair to a mechanic, about sixty years of age, in consequence of his having imprudently yen tured into one of the swings, out of which, when at its full height, he was hurled into the air, and on his alighting on the ground, he was picked up a corpse, without any ostensible marks of injury. On the same evening, a young woman had her jaw -bone broken, and her nose nearly torn off her face by blow from a swing ; and a boy having been rode over by a donkey, had his thigh fractured, and was otherwise much in jured. THE THEATRES. DRURY-LANE.---MiS S GREMANI, from the Bel fast Theatre, made her first appearance on the London boards last night at this Theatre, in the part of Lady Teazle. Her person is command ing, and of course better adapted to the tragic line than to comedy ; and there were many points in her acting which seemed to shew that her talents have a natural tendency to the former. —However, she is likely to prove a respectable actress in both provinces of the drama. There seemed to be something too laboured in her sar casms and general humour, but the whole of her performance manifested good sense, feeling, and a knowledge of the business of the stage. She was chiefly successful in the scene with Joseph in the library, and after the fall of the screen. She was very well received, and now she has surmounted the terror of appearing for the first time before the awful tribunal of London criti cism, we anticipate more ease and freedom in her future exertions. ELLisTozr- displayed all his bustling spirit in Charles, and was warmly applauded. MUNbEN certainly spared no pains to render Sir Peter peculiarly prominent. Joseph has seldom been supported with such good sense and characteristic truth as by COOPER. The play was otherwise well supported by HARLEY, PENLEY, LOVEDAY, &c. &c. The comedy walk succeeded by the new romance of Almoran and Hamel, which, in all its mechanical agency, now-. proceeds with smoothness and effect, and'whicil was very much applauded. Co VENT GARD EN.—LISTON, who had been absent some time from this Theatre, last night resumed his station in the part of Tony Lumpkin, which he sustained with his usual quaint and original humour, and in which he deservedly re ceived great applause. He met with a most flattering reception on his entrance. Mrs. DAVISON was announced for the part of Miss ilarcleastle, but it was performed by Mrs. CHATTERLEY with spirit. feeling, and humour. JONES made a good stand in Young Marlow, a character in which he has often appeared.— FAWCETT'S Hardcastle is well-conceived, and always effective.--The same may be said of the Mrs. Hardcastle of Mrs. DA VENPORT. The splendid new Melo-drame of Cherry and Fair Slur, which followed, increases in public favour, as might be expected from so grand and pictu resque a representation. Mr. CHARLES KEMBLE has met with such suc cess in his theatrical trip to Edinburgh as we should deem extraordinary, in the present dege nerate state of public taste, if his abilities did not fully warrant the favourable reception which he has experienced in the enlightened capital of 1 Scotland. Asa proof of his success in that city, his 1 engagement has been renewed fora few nights more. He has appeared in Hamlet, Romeo, Othello, and Benedick, and in all received universal and warm applause. The audience on each night was much more numerous than has been usual in Passion Week. As this classical actor, for so he may he fairly styled, on account of his education, know ledge, and experience, is still in the prime of life, we may reasonably anticipate some advance towards the return of the sterling British Drama, under his Managerial auspices. MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c, DEAL, APRIL 10.--Wind N.E.---Came down from the River last night and sailed the Duncombe, Holt, for Quebec. Arrived the Argus Deal Pilot cutter, from a cruize to the west ward ; and remain in the Downs with his Majesty's ship Severn. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL lo.—Wind F.N.E.--Sailed his Majesty's ship Driver, for Africa; and Bengal Merchant, Brown, for Madras and Bengal.. Came into harbour the Alfred and Defiance transports to be paid off. SWANSEA, APRIL 9.—The ship Prince Regent, of Bristol, was at St. John's, which vessel had picked up Samuel Taylor, and four of the crew of the brig 'l'asso, of Newcastle, from Miramichi to London, having been struck with a heavy sea and dismasted, and the vessel abandoned. The Adelaide, Hendenburg, of Newry, is lost off Hunts holmen. The Utica, Roose, of Alicant, is lost off Rodekens. ROYAL NAvY.—The King George the Fourth, of 120 guns, is speedily to be launched at Chatham. This fine ship is built with a round stern, and said to be the handsomest ship of the line in the Royal Navy. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS.--(Tk!ls DAY.) This morning the business of the Sessions for this City and Liberties commenced before FRA;cCIS CONST, Esq., the Chairman, and a f u ll B enc h of Magistrates.—On the. Grand Jury being sworn, the Learned Chairman briefly ad dressed them, observing that although the calendar was in point of numbers heavy, he did not perceive any one case but was of that description that came every d a y un d er their notice. The Petit Jury being sworn, the Court proceed ed to the trial of traverse cases. The great pressure of business has rendered it requisite to postpone the opening of the Middlesex Sessions at the usual place on Monday. They will commence on Tuesday, at the Sessions House, Clerken well-Green. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1822. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10gs each, for horses of all ages. D. M. Mr. James's Antigallican, 4 yrs, Bst. 1011,. - - 1 Ld G. 11. Cavendish's Bachanal, 3 yrs, Bst. - - 2 Mr. Wyndham's Midas, 2 yrs, sst. 121 b. - - 3 Six started—One pd—The Judge placed but three. 3 to 1 agst Midas. Subscription Plate of £5O, for 2-yr-olds, 7st. three, Bst. 71b. and four, 9st. T. Y.C. Mr. Williamson's bl. f. by Pericles, dam by Selim, 2 yrs 1 Mr. Rous's b. c. Antigallican, 4 yrs - ‘, - _ Mr. Udny's ch. Pantoufle, 3 yrs - - - 3 Twelve started—One pd.—The Judge placed but three. 10 to 1 agst Pericles f.-4 to 1 agst Antigallican-10 to 1 agst Pantoufle. SCARESEROOK RACES, (SECOND DAy.) TUESDAY, APRIL 9. Sweepstakes of 7gs each, for huntels, carrying Ist. Two milts. Mr. B. Goodison's b. h. Over-reach - - i Mr. Arnold's b. in. Juda • - 2 - - - Mr. Scarf's gr. h. Mountebank - - - - 3 - Captain Goodall's Vermin - - - 4 - Mr. Cherry's Gamester - - - - .., 2to 1 agst Mountebank-3 to 1 agst the winner. • Plate of £5O, by subscription of 15gs each. Heats, two miles. Mr. Sams's ch. h. Beacon - - - I :1' 1 Mr. Coxhead's c. by Smolensko - - - 3 1 2 Mr. Harding's ch. m. Tuliama - - - 2 2dr Mr. Campbell's Volunteer - - - 4dr Colt by Smolensko the favourite. The sports finished with a Pony race of togs each, which was won by Mr. Wombwell's Miracle. CRUEL ROBBERY.—TueEday.night, as a poor aged Jew was passing along Petticoat-lane, he was attacked by three ruffians, one of whom seized him by his long beard with one hand, and clapped the other to his mouth to prevtnt him giving any alarm, and the other held him pinioned against the wall, while the third robbed him of his metal watch and some change, with which they got clear off