The Sun. — London, England, 1822-10-03 00:00:00

eAI .:I Sg va e p a y 0 1113 0 ~,a ve rs e. rt) °ll', o taine j ort 3"c ? , 11 5 : 1, alt- dislin guiSh the c ause o f th e G ree ks from the ;use of the South Americans, the Spaniards, the eaPolitans, 07' the Piedmontese.—The Greeks, _ ay the y, are fi g h t i ng f or t h e i r lib er t y : b u t so :re the South Americans and the Spaniards, and w ere the It a li ans ; and if there is any goo d eas en for assisting the Greeks, there was an qua llY good reas on f or a ssisting every other People eo p l e who h ave attempte d th e re f orm ati o n of their in stitutions !—Without inquiring into the P°IICY °r impolicy, the justice or the injustice of 4 frord• log or ref us i ng ass i stance to th e revo lted co lot,ie 5 ° I Christi an S overe i gns, or to the subjects of Christian states endeavouring to set limits to the : we ' . of their M onarc h s, or en tir e ly to revolu ali:nize their Governments, surely there is an "du nce of circumstances in the condition of the . ree ks, which strikingly and incontrovertibly dis tinguish their case from that of every other peo p l e who in our times have been embarked in contest with their Rulers. Their Tyrants &31" i th em, not by laws, but by the sword ; li n n ti b: re in every sense foreigners to t he t o m ril Y Population which has been subjected . e lr ruthless power. They are of different „ar gln,-- sof differ e nt re ligions—of different man titiirs) charact er, an d h a bi ts. I n th e i r very dress, at ere is the distinction of the master and the u ave. The Turks even doom to death the f r r ° eek w ho shall presume to defend his property 41 . 41 t he rapa c it y, or hi s f am ily from the bru tYl of the m ons t ers w ho exercise the right of Ini .(Pr°Priating the one, and of violating with Ptlit Y the persons of the other! Look the fate of Scio alone ; and then say of et her ther e i s not hi ng pecu li ar in the case the Greeks, that appeals to the sympathies, and re " 'fluids the acti ve i n t e rference, of Europe to bi selle them from th e fangs of the merciless k :: lll °unds wh o are a di sgra ce to human nature, the cont i nuance of w h ose power i s i ncom pat 'hi e with the progress of civilization. FR.ENCH F Opened at ri ve per Cents. Highest I Closed at 93 f. s c. flank Stock 1646 f. 25 c. .; apolitan Five per Cents 77i f 'xehange on London—One Month 25 f. 50 c. Three Months 25 f. 35 c. e w York Papers arrived this morning to the a ; th A ugust. The Pap er o f t h e 22d August con- .1118 an account of the Fir e a t N ew York, which is far from being of that magnitude reported e sterd ay. .tki rG. '" 14 e New York Gazette of the 22. d August.] Out --out - e ight o'clock last evening a fire broke the at the great Depot of Naval Stores, opposite ''.iio nt : ff s ee :llouse Slip, on Long Island. In a few es se veral stores, and sheds filled with naval ti on Bce • were in a vivid blaze ; the illumina sid 'va s subli me l y gran d, a nd on the city • e o f s attr acted an asse mblage of thousands Pecta tors, wh o filled our wharfs and stores °- the river s id e, an d h un d re d s were seen : a : II : hil ls in th e rear o f t h e fl ames . The wind, Is l ight from the S.S.W., and the flames seived V ery f - but little aid that was not derived 1:7, t he co m b ust ibi l i ty o f severa l th ousan d -A 4 l - res o f naval stores, w hi c h, lik e th e l ava o f •of fir V esuvi us , sprea d a most i nteres ti ng s h ee t 4 : lsve r an extensive wharf to the river, and t • of t. es h e-ted a most s pl en did bl aze to the surface • hyxe wate r' Th e s t ores were pr i nc ip a lly owned Tr•llENay W ARNERG, an d were rente d by tl 4llt4in WAIT E , and many who had in storage s Property of numerous individuals. Pe r he above was in type we learn the pro krtY destroyed includes THOMAS ARMSTRONG 'S Do rt t er ho use and store yard, Messrs. VANDEVER' d S th e h ouse, TUTTLE'S dwelling h stor e , house, an ; of WARNERG. It is supposed that the so d ikinn gs contained about 1,400 bales of cotton, sto res 2 ' o °p barrels of naval stores ; the naval 4: Bpd , 11 ,.. r°4 Y be estimated at about 24,000 dollars, l e cotton at about 56,000 dollars, making a d o i s i ) including the buildings, of about 100,000 • and K The b r i c k store of Messrs. WARNERG "auc nLY, full o f co tt on , i s th e o nly build hr, that w as not l a id was t e . It i s no t k nown .th: the fire o r i g i nated, but it is presumed to be Wor k of Ai an incendiary. 214s,Plitt AL ) AUG. 17:—Through the polite qiytaiat a Genleman, who has just arrived in this city from h gen te Dail in the North-west territory, we have received inte - f th e 44tliat the expedition which was fitted out by direction • l ' i eurel italt* Ys in the summer of 1819, under the orders of -nt PRANxiax, was on its retitrn to Hudson's . Bay. 1040mheex:edition advancedas near to the Copper Mine River in tilea the spri the approaching winter would permit, and in e tlV )? had °f th e l ast Year, having embarked the canoes which er — 4 it O ver land w i t h t h em, t h ey d escen d e d t h at e t , oe ° t ea discharged it se lf i nto the Hyperborean or Fro ti s l it te,; °. Tile expedition then proceeded in the execution e ;t fr o ' 4 . l —° : °bieet, namely, to expl ore th e c o as t of the Polar ti kW % $ m he rnouth of the C opper M i ne R i ver round to Hud c% we 13;• This, h owever, it would appear, from the informa hY tutee a ye been a b le to collect, it could no further effect than a st ) ,,,,, in g a few hundred m il es of the coast to the northward :attl--the Wit h winter havi ng set i n towar d s t h e en d o f 1, /10t 41)Pear - en severity that it obliged the party to return. It , from the arrangement that was made, that land-marks should be placed by either Captain Parry or Lieut. Franklin, as they should first arrive at certain points as they proceeded, that the former had reached so far as the party of the latter. Several deaths had occurred; among them Mr. WOOD, nine Canadians, and one Esquimaux. It is stated, that from the observations made in this expedition, the mouth of the Copper Mine River differs by several degrees of latitude from that laid down by HEAux. FROM RIO JANEIRO.-The brig Homer, JAMES PHILLIPS, arrived here yesterday in 42 days from Rio Janeiro, which place she left en the 10th July. Captain PHILLIPS informs us that an Expedition, consisting of two frigates, three sloops of war, and two gun brigs, had been fitted out at Rio, and were on the point of sail ing against Bahia, where General MADERIA had 3000 Portuguese troops. As M. BENJAMIN CONSTANT has long been a pro minent character i►l France, we have thought it necessary to insert this day his letter to the PRO CUREUR-GENI.RAL of the Court of Poitiers. — This Mr. CONSTANT is a foreigner in France, and has been a restless and troublesome character, but as he is notorious, if not famous, and has been suspected of improper conduct towards its Government, it is right that his defence should be heard. The Corporation Dinner at Lynn, Norfolk, given by the New Mayor, Colonel EVERARD, on Monday last, was attended by many respectable characters of the County, among whom were the Members for the Town, T. W. COKE, Esq. and EDMOND WODEHOUSE, Esq. The Marquis of TITCHFIELD was also present, and on his health being proposed, he took occasion to say, that the circumstance of having a near relation (Mr. CAN NING) who had been recently placed in a high station, would have no effect upon his political conduct. We should have conceived that such a declaration from the Noble Marquis was un called for, as it never could be supposed that his political conduct could be influenced by any other principle than a due regard for the national wel- We understand that his MAJESTY wrote a most gracious invitation to the Marquis CONYNG HAM, requesting his presence at Carlton House : the Noble Marquis, in consequence, immediately sailed for England to attend his MAJESTY.— (Dublin Morning Post.) The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE are ex: pected to arrive on Saturday or Sunday next, a Bushy Park, from the Continent. An application has been made, we understand, by several members of the Stock Exchange, to the Committee of that body, to be allowed to transact business in foreign securities, in the same manner as in the English funds. An answer, it is said, will be returned on Saturday to this application. It has been suggested by some of the principal Brokers on 'Change, to have one of the pillars blackened, and, in case of any defaulter in the Foreign 'Market, to have his name posted up, similar to the custom at the Stock Exchange ; as, of late, a great number of fraudulent trans actions have taken place in that Market, to the great detriment of the respectable Brokers. Letters were yesterday received from Bahia direct, dated July 26. They mention that the place was in a formidable. state of defence, and one letter says, that if attacked, it will cost the assailants a few thousand men. General MA DEIRA had sent out six vessels to cruise against the Rio Janeiro expedition, which they expected would soon make its appearance. The Lisbon expedition had not arrived, nor did they look for it sooner than twenty days, not being aware that it left Lisbon so early. The importation of hemp this season, to the Ist of October, amounts to 9,037 tons from St. Petersburgh, and 1,363 tons from Riga. In 1821, the importation for the same period amounted to 1,859 tons from St. Petersbmgh, and 142 tons from Riga. During the whole of 1821 the importation of hemp from Si. Petersburgh amounted to 6 ; 762, and from Riga to 1,177 tons. Of bristles, this season, the quantity imported to the Ist of October is 902 casks. During the same period, in 1821, there were only 561 casks ; and the total quantity for the season 1821 was 1,034. The accidentslthat occur in dark or foggy weather by steam boats may be prevented, it is suggested, by their carrying on the bow a bell to be rung by a small crank. On Monday last, the Annual Election of Offi cers took place at the Royal College of Physicians, at which meeting Sir Henry Halford, Bart., was elected President ; Dr. Geo. Gilbert Currey, Treasurer ; Dr. Clement Hues, Regis trar ; Dr. Edw. Ash, Dr. John Bright, Dr. William Frederic Chambers, and Dr. William Montgomery Boyton, Censors.— The Commissioners appointed under the Act for Regulating Mad-houses, are Sir Henry Halford, Bart., Dr. Edw. Roberts, Dr. 'William Lambe, and Dr. Henry J. Cholmeley.—Dr. Richard Powell, Secretary. DUBLIN GUILD OF MERCIIANTS.—We under stand the following Resolution will be passed at the next Meeting of the Guild, on Monday, the 14th of October, at the New Hall, on Welling ton-quay :—" Resolved, That as Roman Catho lics are by the law of the land eligible to be Members of this Guild, and as there is no rule or by-law on our books to exclude them, we, therefore, in order to demonstrate our loyalty to the KING, our respect for the laws, and our esteem and friendship for our fellow-citizens, do hereby declare our intention to support, with our votes and interest, the admission of such re spectable Merchants of this city as may offer themselves,without religious distinction."—(Dub lin Freeman's Journal.) PUBLIC WHlPPlNG.—Yesterday morning the following persons were publicly whipped in the Sessions-house yard, Old Bailey, viz. :—J. Mansfield and W. Smith, for pig stealing ; John May, for stealing a valuable trunk ; D. Bryan, for stealing eight sovereigns; IN m. 'button, Wm. Berry, and Christopher Read, for stealing fowls ; John Clark, for stealing a bed, &c. ; I. Maslin, for stealing knives and forks from a Public-house; I. Nelson, 1. Warren, J. Cozens, John Murphy, and W. Sidebottom, for stealing wearing apparel; I. Banks , and Stephen Ryan, for stealing goods from a shop ; and Thomas Shepherd, for receiving a piece of pipe belonging to the London Gas Company, knowing it to be stolen. Several of them received a very severe flogging, being old offenders. There were four whipped privately immediately afterwards. The Duke of Manchester, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond street, from Kimbolton-castle, Huntingdonshire ; Sir Davidge and Lady Gould, at their seat in Herts, from a tour ; Lord C. Fitzroy, from SufFolk ; Earl of Darlington, at Raby-castle, Durham, from a tour ; Lord Carrington, at Wycombe-abbey, Bucks, from a tour in Oxfordshire; the Dowager Countess of Dartmouth, at Sandwell-hall, Staffordshire, from a tour. DEPARTURE s.—Earl and Countess Bective, from Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square ; the Dowager Marchioness of Lon donderry, sen., from Wilts, for Polder-wood Lodge, Hants ; Lady Brooke Faulkner, from Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street, on a tour ; T. Leigh, Esq. M.P., from ditto, for Cheshire ; A. Campbell, Esq. from ditto, for ditto ; Viscount Downe, from Cowick Hall, for Danby Hall ; • Major and Mrs. Douglas, from the Claremont Hotel, Bond-street, for the Continent; James Earle, Esq., from ditto, for Brighton ; the Hon. Mr. Rice, for South Wales ; Sir Thomas H. Farquhar, Bart., for Roehamp ton : the Earl of Besborough, from Brocket Hall, on a tour ; the Earl and Countess of Airly, from the Lincoln Hotel, Man chester-street, for Aitly Castle, North Britain. The Duchess of Kent, and the Princess her daughter, were present last week at the Isle of Thanet Races, and seemed much amused. On her Royal Highness arriving on the course, she was waited upon by the Stewards, Sir E. Knatchbull and Mr. Warre, and her carriage placed near the winning post. THE THEATRE.—The Comedy of Speed the Plough last night introduced Mr. L' YAKS in the part of Farmer Ashjield, at Covent-Garden Theatre. This Actor conies from the Bath Theatre, where he had acquired such reputation as tempted the new Management to invite him to London. It was, of course, a hazardous enter prize to follow so popular an actor as EMERY, but the new Performer seems to have a just concep tion of the rustic character, and also to play , vith feeling. His best scene was that in which there is a struggle between conscience and curiosity to know the contents of the letter to his Daughter, and he was not without humour in that where he " argnfies the topic" as to the dismission of Henry, by desire of Sir Philip Blantlford. .11e is a pro mising young Actor, and deserved the encou ragement which tie received.—Some of the diurnal critics have been rather harsh in their comments on this Comedy ; but though it may not advance high pretensions to wit and humour, it is well suited to the taste of a mixed audience, which is not quite qualified to relish the refinement of pure legitimate comedy. The Play contains an agreeable variety and contrast of characters, and the fable is interesting altogether, though we wish that the author had not borrowed from the Ger man Muse the horrific bloody knife and dark chamber.—The characters in general were last night well performed. JONES had all this active levity in Bob Ilandg ; FARREN followed the 4 steps of NI UNDEN ! Sir Abel, out not with a ser vile adherence. ABBOTT gave prominence to Henry. EGERTON ably supported the anxieties of Sir Philip. Miss FOOTE. and Mrs. VINING, in Susan and Miss Blangford, deserve commen datory notice, and Mrs. DAVENPORT was ad mirable in Dame Ashlield, .There was no want of a just conception of Lady Handy's character in Miss GREEN'S performance, but her person is not large enough for such a terrific Virago. The Play was well received, and so was the musical entertainment of /?osina. It is rumoured that serious differences are likely to arise between the two whiter Theatres, and the transfer of Performer from one to the other, will probably lead to an appeal to the respective PATENTS. Mr. KEAN commenced an engagement for a week at the Aberdeen theatre, on Monday last, in the character of Richard M. He is to appear in Montrose, for one night, this evening, as Sir Giles Overreach, and during the remainder of, the week at Pe rth.—(EdinburghCourant,Sept.3o.) • To such a pitch of perfection has almost every article of machinery obtained, that those only can believe who witness its wonderful effects. A machine for the dressing of cloth has recently been erected in this place, which does as much in forty-five minutes as two men could do in two days.—(Leeds Paper.) IRISII PAUPERS'.—One hundred and sixty-six Irish paupers, of both sexes. have been removed within the last four months from the parish of Poplar to Mr. Davis, the pass. master for the County of Middlesex, for the purpose of being passed home to Ireland. The expence thus incurred by the parish is 741. 14s. being at the rate of 9s. fin each pauper. When Calais was taken by the French, the quantity of brawn which was in store puzzled the victors. They judged it to be a dainty; but in vain did they roast it, bake it, and boil it; but still they could not make it eatable. llarrison, who tells this story, laughs at the Friars, who took it for fish, and at the Jews, who could not believe that it was part of a hog. The passion of De Luc, the natural philoso pher, for music, was so predominant in his lattcr days, that a piano was placed by his bed side, on which his daughter played great part of the day.—The evening of his death, seeing her father ready to sink into a slumber, she asked him, " Shall I play any more ?" " Keep playing," said lie, " keep play, mg." He slept; but awoke no more. On Thursday last, the son of a respectable merchant, named Nixon, made an attempt on his own life in Moorfields. He was in a state of mental derangement at the time, and had been confined at a private mad-house in Bethnal-green ' from which he made lea escape in a singular manner. He had marked the hour at which the locking up took place, and observed, that immediately before that time the superintendants were more busily employed than at any other. On the day of his escape he conducted himself with more than ordinary discretion and calmness under the eye of the Go vernor, and retired, when all were most deeply engaged, to his room, where he deliberately took the cord from his bedstead, and, fastening it to a window-bar, let himself down and walked to a coach-stand, where he hired a chariot, and ordered the coachman to drive to the Monument. Upon arriving at the Monument he alighted and purchased a brace of pistols and powder and ball, and then resuming his seat in the chariot, ordered the coachman to drive to Moorfields, to the house of the Rev. Mr. Devereux, the Catholic clergyman. Having reached that destination, he left a letter for Mr. Devereux, begging that a spot in the burial ground in which the reverend gentleman usually officiated should be given up for the recep tion of the body of the unfortunate writer. The chariot was out of sight before the letter was read, and the poor maniac had dis, charged one of the pistols at his own body. The ball entered between the ribs. He was taken back to the mad-house, where every possible attention has been paid to. him, but it is appre hended that he cannot rocover. He has been in the army and navy, but some years ago he was attacked' with brain fever, • which permanently affected his mind. POETRY. On the lamented DEATH of the MARQUESS of LONDON. DE RRY. Come, weep o'er the couch where the statesman is shrouded, 'Where all that is•noble lies dark and forlorn ; Oh ! weep that our prospects of rapture are clouded— That darkness has follow'd the brightness of morn. The keen eye of fire, and tongue of persuasion, That sway'd in the senate and chann'd in the grove; The heart that was closed to proud faction's invasion, But open to gentleness, mercy, and love. 'Where-where are they now ? Some demon has blasted And fed on the spoils of the good' and the brave ; Some dtcmon has envied the bliss that we tasted, While hope buoy'd us up on a treacherous wave. Oh, heroes of Albion !—circled with glory, And proudly enroll'd in the records of fame, — Rend—rend ye your laurels, and weep at the story,— A story the muses would shudder to name. Ye virgins,—the fairest and sweetest of flowers Bring hither, and scatter them over his pall-- Let the sallies of gaiety cease in your bowers, And the voice of the mourner be heard in your hall. C. L. . . • i• ' .ii3O, ;, o 'T. ~.. • i 71p . , ROF I ` ls t). r ' k" .. " , :a ..."•1- lolt iog ' - ',_'. fr , , ' IN Z - Z - ,4 ' - 110 4 ' 14 typ t M 0 .1 . i FASHION ABLE ARRIVALS. . ---' ' '- of 218, hool A tl. . 1 8 102 311 71 9 761, 103, 4, , 6:1 1 , 6381 300, 361 r 011, 14. 1 1 ° 6'2 6041 9, 19,,,g, 057, • "" 215, ‘ I3 .( A: 442, 099 , rt , 199.90°001 ~ lil 15 ,, .391, 54 3. , -% ..... "" 5 0fr ..... ..... •"' , —"sr' . ''' 3 ,' ....... -" •••110 . pc' ' 3, ~ ~j~~G fold', 4' Pte" SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, 1822. WEDNESDAY, CET. 2. Fifty Guineas, free for any horse, &c. four-vr-olds to carry 7st. 411). five, Bst. Mt. six, Bst. 111 b. and aged, 9st. B.C. Mr. Wyndham's b. c. Centaur, 4 yrs - - - 1 Mr. Batson's b. in. Luss, 5 yrs . - - - 2 Mr. Cooper's b. c. Lory, 4 yrs - - - - 3 Ld Clarendon's b. c. Alasco, 4 yrs - - dr 2tol on Centaur-4 to 1 agst Luss-5 to 1 agst Lory. Col. Synge's b. f. by Whalebone, dam by Canopus, rec. f. from Col. Cooper's b. f. Brenda, by Filho da Puta, out of a Sancho mare, Bst. 41b. each, T.Y.C. 50gs, b. ft. MIDGIIAM HUNT MEETING, TUESDAY, OCT. 1. The ill idgham Stakes of 50/. by subscription of 7gs. each, with 15 added. Heats, two miles; carrying list. Mr. Dilly's gr. h. Coriander - - 4 I 2 1 Mr. Goulburne's Gipsey Lass - • 1 4 3 2 Captain Harvey's b. g. Myrtle - - 5 3 1 3 Mr. Bouveric's Spindle - - - 3 2 4 dr. Mr. Harrison's Matilda - - - 2 5 dr. After the heat, even on Coriander ; even on Myrtle after the second heat. The mare was lame in the last heat. Sweepstakes of sgs each, with 15 added ; for horses not thorough-bred. .. Mr. B. Forth's Prodigal - - - - 1 Mr. Hardacre's Gossip - - - - - 2 Captain Jones's Sally - - - ~ 3 Eight started. The whole was fine racing. PEDESTRIANISM. The match betwnn Betteridge, the Berkshire runner, and West, the Canterbury man, took place on Tuesday for 100 guineas, a short distance from that city. It was a match which attracted much company. The pedestrians ran ten miles against each other, and Betteridge won it, doing the ten miles within an hour. _ _ _ Another match, which exceeds any pedestrian feat on re: cord, took place yesterday morning, in Cranbourn Grove, Windsor Forest: llumstead, a Gentleman's groom, was matched by his master, for 100 guineas, to run ten miles in 56 minutes, which we believe was never before attempted. The pedestrian is 20 years of age, and the following is an accurate account the time each mile was done in : Ist 31ile . 5 37 - 5 42 . - 5 44 - 5 49 Min. Sec. - 5 20 I 7th Mile . 3fin. 2d ditto - - 5 22 11th ditto 3d ditto - - 5 31 9th ditto 4th ditto - - 5 32 10th ditto sth ditto - - 5 40 6th ditto - - 5 34 Total - -55 51 The five miles were done in 27 minutes and 25 seconds withou visible fatigue ; but in the ninth mile there seemed something amiss, and betting was 2to 1 on time. It was a momentary loss of wind, which the pedestrian recovered. The performer is a Yorkshircman. George Osbaldeston, Esq. has undertaken the Thurlow Hunt, which has been for some seasons hunted by the East Essex Hounds. . . We are most happy to inform our readers that the Devon Stag Hounds are likely to be continued. A plan of raising 83 Shares of 10 guineas has been adopted, and it is expected that all will be taken.—John Law, Esq. of the North Devon Bank, Barnstaple, is appointed Treasurer.—(Ereter Alfred.) StTDDFN DEATII.-At about half-past one o'clock in the afternoon of Tuesday last, Mr. GEORGE PACE, Inspector and Superintendant of the Telegraphic and Se maphoric establishment at the Admiralty, while engaged in the discharge of his duty, was seized by an apoplectic at tack, and immediately fell from his chair. On the alarm being given by his assistant three medical gentlemen were sent for, and every exertion was made that skill could suggest or humanity urge, but ineffectually; for, after remaining in a state of total insensibility for some hours, he expired at midnight, and has left a wife and family, with an exten sive circle of friends, to regret his unexpected decease.— Mr. Pace was a Lieutenant in the Navy of upwards of thirty years standing ; his youth was spent on the West India sta tion, and he sailed for some years in the St. George, under his Captain and patron, Mr. (now Sir Joseph) Yorke. In the year 1806, he was appointed to the important signal-station in the Island of Purbeck, in Dorsetshire, where be remained till 1811, when Sir Joseph Yorke, being First Lord of the Ad miralty, appointed him to the situation which he • held to the hour of his death with high credit to himself, and satisfaction to all who were in ail , degree connected with him. His re mains were yesterday removed to his house in Nlest-square ; he was 56 years of age. SErx-DESTRUCTION. Yesterday afternoon, about five o'clock, a man in a fustian jacket very leisurely took it off on Blackfriars-bridge, deliberately hung it on the watch-box, and then precipitated himself into the river.— An alarm was instantly given ; and a waterman rowed off to the spot : but the body was not seen to rise ; his hat, however, was picked up, and the jacket was thrown from the bridge into the boat, by a person, who seemed under great agitation. The drag-nets belonging to the Humane Society were employed till dark, without success, in finding the body. There was nothing in his pockets that could lead to any discovery, either of the cause which induced him to com mit the rash act, or of his identity. The bridge was crowded by passengers, who seemed horrified at witnessing the delibe rate and dreadful catastrophe. A singular and melancholy circumstance oc. curred yesterday at the General Meeting of the Pension Society, City of London Tavern, for the election of eight male and four female aged pensioners. One of the candidates, B. Gray, aged 75 years, was suddenly taken ill in the room ; a medical gen. tleman was directed by the Chairman (I)r. Budge) to be sent for ; but before he arrived, the poor man had expired. , . CORONER'S INQUEST.-On Tuesday night an Inquest was held at the King's Head, Gerrard-street, Soho, upon the body of Mr. T. Cottle, a master.butclier in Newport Market, whose death was occasioned in the following suspici ous manner :—The deceased on Friday night went to a neigh bouring public-house, where he remained till about 10 o'clock ; he then strolled about the street, and at half-past twelve was found at the corner of Litchfield-street and Grafton-street lying upon the carriage road bleeding. He told the watchman a man had struck him. He was taken home, but had lost the key of the street door, and he could not gain admit tance for some time. Ile was at last admitted ; he was very weak, and refused medical assistance till late on Monday night ; he was then in a dying state, and expired that evening. Ver dict—That the deceased met his death in consequence of some violence he received in the street, but how or by what means he received that violence, there was no evidence before the Jury. Adds, who is committed to our county gaol, charged with the wilful murder of Ellen "M‘Carthy, at Birling, as stated in our last, has impeached his companions, seven in number, who have been apprehended, and. on Wednes day they underwent an examination in the Justices' room at the New Prisons, before James Jacobson, Esq. one of tl.e Magistrates for the County. Owing to the absence of some material witnesses they were remanded for re-examination.— Their names are George Phillips, George Fissenden, David Day, James Masters, John Sears, Edward Baker, and Richard Burgess.—( Maidstone Journal.) In the.garden of Mrs. DENNETT, in the High , street of Newport, in the Isle of Wight, there is at this time Is pear tree in full bloom, for the fourth time this year, . THE ARMY. Brevet Major Cleaveland's Company of Royal Artillery disembarked on the Ist inst. from the Lively and Forester hoys, at Portsmouth, from Jersey. A company of the 15th Regiment of Foot is ordered to march on Monday next, from Wolverhampton, for Manchester bar racks, where it is expected to arrive on Friday, 11th inst. A squadron of the King's Dragoon Guards has received orders to march from Sheffield, for Manchester, where it is to arrive on Saturday next, the sth inst. One company of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot marched yesterday from Sunderland, and is expected to arrive at Carlisle, on Monday next, the 7th inst. ROYAL NAVY, 4-c. SHIPS AND VESSELS BUILDING. We yesterday gave an account of the state of the British Navy, according to the Quarterly Official Returns of the Admi ralty, made up to the 25th ult. and issued on the Ist instant.— The total number was 609 ; included in that number are eighty_ four ships, &c. now building in different dock-yards by order of Government. The names of them were detailed ; where they are building ; and the amount of guns they are to carry. The following is a classification of the eighty-four ships, &c. now building : Ships of 120 guns, the Neptune, Prince Regent, Royal George, and St. George - - - 4 - 110 guns, the London and Princess Charlotte 2 86 guns, the Formidable - - - - 1 84 guns - - - - - - . 4 80 guns - - - - - - - 6 - 74 guns - - - - - - - 1 - 60 guns - - - - - - - 4 46 guns -, - 26 28 guns - - - - _ - - 11 18 guns - - .. - - 4 16 guns - - - - - 1 - 10 guns . - - . - .. - 19 Yachts, Bombs, &c. - - - - - - 7 Total Ships, &c. now building - - 84 Of these ships there are four building at Bombay, and those are ships that are on a grand scale—namely, the Asia, 84 guns ; the Bombay, 84 guns ; the Madagascar, 64 guns ; and the Manilla, 46 guns. The other ships and vessels are being built in English dock-yards , viz.—Plymouth, Portsmouth, Wool wich, Chatham, Pembroke, Deptford, &c. ORDERS RESPECTING MATES and MIDSHIPMEN. Admiralty-Office, 1822. (By the Commissioners, &c.) With reference to the Sixth Article of our Instructions, dated the 29th January, 1818, relating to the examination of Mates and Midshipmen, touching their qualifications to , serve as Lieutenants in the Royal Navy, whereby it is di rected that no candidates shall be examined at the Royal Naval College who shall not have previously passed the exa mination required in the Ist Article, before three Captains, and produced a certificate to that effect;—We do, in pursuance of the authority vested in us, by his Majesty's Order in Council, hereby desire and direct, that, in future, any Mate or Midship man actually belonging to a ship which may . be ordered to pro "?eed from the United Kingdom to a Foreign State, shall be permitted to undergo the part of the examination required to take place at the Naval College, provided that such Mate or Midshipman shall produce the requisite proofs of his being 18 years of age, and that he does not want more than one year to complete the required service of six years, under the existing regulations. (Signed) MELVILLE. J. OSBORN. By command of their Lordships, (Signed) JOHN BARROW. The Victualling Office at Chatham is to be shut up, and 'a contract has been taken by a butcher of Sheerness, for the sup ply of meat to his Majesty's ships in the River, and at the bore, to comment? the beginning of next month. An order arrived last week at Chatham Dock-yard, to stop the further discharge of any more men from the Naval-yard ; we understand it is in contemplation of the Government, that the men shall continue working for five days in the week, and the same hours as usual, which will obviate the intention of further discharge. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, OCT. 2.—Wind S. by E.—Came down from the River yesterday and sailed the Isabella, 3l`Neil, for Charles ton ; Cornwallis, Henderson, Cape of Good Hope ; also this morning the Juno, Blackburn, for Trieste. Arrived and sailed for the River the Lord Cranston, Urquhart, from Jamaica ; Brutus, Smith, Honduras; Valeria, Kinsman, Demerara. PORTSIVIO IT TIT, OCT. 2.—Wind E.—Arrived the Isabella, 1I `Neil, from the Downs ; Geo, Henry, Honduras ; Circas sian, Wasse, from the Downs, for Bengal ; • Griffin, Garbutt, from ditto, for the South Seas. _ _ _ 7 7 " PursmuTii, OCT. I.—Wind E.—Arrived the Alexander, Arrington, from Oporto in 14 days ; Oscar, Guiller, Bahia ; Aurora, Ballantyne, Bilboa, in 1G days. Off the port the June, Bullock, from Oporto. FALMOUTH, OCT. I.—Wind E.--Arrived off the port the 'London, Newton, from Quebec; and Resolution, from St. John's. Arrived the George and James, Coulthard, from the river Gambia in 58 days. LIVERPOOL, OCT. I.—Arrived the Hercules, Gardner, from New York—sailed 24th August; also Science, M‘Leod, from Charleston ; Tobacco Plant, Reed, Philadelphia ; and Rasselasy Jackson, from Charleston—Ailed 16th August. The Clyde, from Virginia to Liverpool, was off Holyhead yester day. Sailed the 'New York, Maxwell; and Manchester Packet, Morris, for New York__ _ _ _ - - DOV 7 EIt, OCT. I.—This morning a fine launch took place from the yard of Mr. James Dare, builder, at this place, of a new steam packet, called the Monarch, intended to be employed in this passage. This packet is built upon the same principle as the Sovereign steam-packet, and is considered a handsomely modelled boat. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Cap. tains were sworn into the command of their re spective ships, viz.— Capt. Samuel Serle, Inglis ; Capt. Edward Lambert Adams, Nellie Castle. - Yesterday a Court of Directors was held t the East India House, when the following ships were thus timed, ,viz. — The Royal George, for Bengal and China—to be afloat the 14th Oct. 1822 ; sail to Gravesend the 29th ditto ; stay there 30 days ; and be in the Downs 4th Dec. The General Kyd, and Kent, for Bengal and China • Here fordshire, Inglis, and Farquharson, for Bombay aneChina ; and Repulse, for St. Helena, Bencoolen, and China—to be afloat 13th Nov. 1822 ; sail to Gravesend the 28th ditto ; stay there 30 days ; and be in the Downs 3d Jan. 1823. The Hythe, and Windsor, for Bengal and China ; the Bridg water, for St. Helena, Bombay, and China—to be aflo a t 13th Dec, 1822; sail to ravesend 27th ditto ; stay there 30 days ; and be in the Downs 2d Feb. 1823, The Waterloo, and Scaleby Castle, for Bombay and China ; the Kerne Castle, and Atlas, for Madras and China—to be afloat 27th Dec. 1822; sail to Gravesend 11th Jan. 1823; stay there 30 days ; and be in the Downs 16th Feb. The Vansittart, for China direct—to be afloat 24th Feb. 1823 ; sail to Gravesend 12th March ; stay there 30 days ; and be in the Downs 17th April, About 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon a shock ing occurrence took place in the house of a butcher, 149, Gos well-street. A lad, -fourteen years of age, servant to Mr. Wage, was discovered in the killing-cellar under the shop, in a lifeless state. He had been sent below for a broom, butnot returning, one of the men went into the cellar to look for him, when lielliscovered the lad lying on the floor, with his neck so tightly entwined in a jack-towel, that it was with diffi culty he was relea,sed. The jack-towel hung to a hook. It is supposed he had put his head through the towels and rim round until he became giddy. Three medical gentlemen were in stantly called in they used every endeavour to restore *m um, but to no effect. • On Friday last, the body of a young man was found between the Bass and the shore, and brought to North Berwick by James Shaw and other fishermen ; he is apparently about eighteen or twenty years of age, stout made ; he was dressed in a blue jacket and vest of the same, with metal buttons ; canvas trowsers, and brown cloth ones under them ; had twopence and a knife in his pocket. Should he be recognised by his relatives by this description, they may rest assured that he was decently interred in the church-yard of North Berwick.—On Tuesday, Win. Robertson, condemned at the Perth circuit court, to be executed at Cupar Fife, was conveyed from the Perth prison to the jail at Cupar. Since he received his sentence he has appeared 'so much dejected, as often 'to be incapable either of thought. or action. The result of the applications for mercy to this unflirtunate man cannot, it is sup. posed, be known for some time.-(Edinburgh Courant, s Vep, tender 30. )