The Sun. — London, England, 1822-05-21 00:00:00

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We extract from the Constitutionnel the fol jug letter from Vienna of the most recent date, which tends to place in a new point of view the great question which has for nearly a year oc cupied all the Cabinets of Europe. It is said to he written by a person who has the means of "owing facts and appreciating events.—The following is the letter, which we give verbatim : " Since my last, some more precise information has been re ceived respecting the present state of the negotiations between Russia and Austria relative to the discussions with the Porte. I Ought to add to the notices respecting the result of the mission o f M. de - Tatitscheff, that according to information derived from , good a . athority, the Prince de Metternich gave him a formal assuri:nce that the moment war should break out be tveen and the Porte, M. de Lutzow should quit Con stantinople, that Austria would at all events make common cause with Russia, and that there was a well founded hope that the Cabinet of London would accede to the measures to be taken in concert. " The plan agreed upon at Vienna to provide for future con tnigencies has transpired, with regard to some of its principal V-Ipulations. Moldavia and Wallachia will, it is said, be given to hereditary Princes, and that Servia will be assimilated to them is principle, regulating the Sovereignty of the Porte with re gard to these three intermediate States. The principle is also adopted, that the maintenance of the Porte as an European Power is imperiously demanded by reasons of the greatest Weight ; and as it is believed that the Grand Seignior himself, and his Divan, wish to destroy the military tyranny of the Janissaries, aid will be ready to be given to them fur that per- P o se- By this means the Turkish Power will be Europeanized, and will square better with the general political system. It will be see.n that all these combinations are to be the bases of ar ratlgements of a great extent agreed upon between the two Courts, and to be carried into effect by an imposing display of for ce- The essential point which inclines the balance towards w ar, is the indemnity which Russia claims for the expences of the Army of Observation, and which amount to an immense 31 42 , We subjoin another article indicative of the tear decision of the important question which 11 '°w engages the attention of all Europe : N UREMBERG, MAY 10.—Several letters have been re ceived here from Poland and Russia, which are more warlike t han ever. They allude to an important Order of the Day ad 4rea6ed by the Commander-in. Chief, Count de Wittgenstein, to the commanders of the divisions of his army ; but it has not Yet been published, and is only mentioned in one of these let ters as being of a tenor to chew th a t th e R uss i an ca bi net h as.no lo nger any hope of preserving peace." A_ letter from Brody of the 2Sth April, con tains the following Postscript : " The Russian Army of the South is on the alert, and ex- P e tting orders, which will, doubtless, be shortly followed by t he presence of the Emperor Alexander. The new Army of Reserve is positively advancing towards the mouth of the orysthenes, but there is no saying at present what will be its ultimate destination." The French Papers announce the almost sud deo death of that excellent character the Duke 1)11 RICHELIEU, late Prime Minister of France— Inan to whom Russia owes the creation of the 141Poftant and flourishing sea-port town of Odessa, 4114 Prance the evacuation of her territory by the Allied troops two years before the appointed ti me. H e h a d spent a f ew d ays w i th his h f "lchess at their estate of Creteil, a few leagues his Pari s , an d h a d comp l a i ne d o f weakness in I ts limbs and s hi ver i ngs . O n t h e even i ng of the :tit inst. he re t urne d t o th e cap i ta l , b ut f a i nted ' re e times i n hi s carr i age on t h e roa d , an d was no soon er put t o b e d on hi s arr i va l t h an h e was at taickea by a viol en t b ra i n f ever , w hi c h b aff l e d all t t 'e ef forts of art, and i n a f ew h ours , put an en d ° his life, lie had scarcely reached his 53d Year Th e K ING sent hi m hi s physicians, but (I . i eir Skill was un ava ili ng . I n t h ese t i mes o f ci c ultY and danger, he found the secret of con lating the esteem,and being honoured with the ! • ret s) of m en o f a ll part i es. Il e electi ons f or t h e D epartment of the Seine t ri 'are terminated, like those fo r th e C ap it a l, b y a um , ta Ph on th e p ar t o f t h e Lib erals. All their tilidates have been returned, to the total ex or the Ultras, and by very considerable tai jlDri ties• M os t o f t h em h ave already served i Chamber ; their names are Messrs. I ER., A t ) sell., GASPARD GOT, T R I PIER , j un ., an d 1X.11,71DR.E DE L ABORDE . txt ti a preceding column we have given further (4 :Qs fro m the French Journals, and also ar from German Papers, arrived since our last it N ew B runswick Papers to the loth April, and 141ifax to the ol.st, arrived this morning. [From the New Brunswick rapers.] 111z,SSAGE FROM THE COUNCIL, MAncli 16. ti Mr * SPEAKER ordered that Mr. Black inform 4 : e 11 "se of Assembly that the Council have two to the Petition to his Majesty and the c"to Rouses of Parliament, prepared by the joint ti°lllMittee of the Council and the Assembly/ on e subject of o p ening the Ports of the West In dies to f oreign vessels' Ph The Rou se res o l ve d itself into a Committee of whole house on a Bill to provide for and maintain an armed cutter for the protection o the Revenue of the Province. [From the Halifax Paper of the 18th April.; By letters received from a Mercantile House in New York, it appears the Custcm House Officers there have grown extremely rigid, and in future persons shipping property to any part of the United States will do well to attend strictly to the American laws. The following is an abstract : " All goods shipped to this colony, subject to ad valorenz du ties, must have an invoice attested before a notary accompany ing them ; and if any articles that may he doubtful as to the growth, &c., an attestation that they are the growth and pro duction of the Province of New Brunswick; failing which they will be sent to the public store, there appraised, and 50 per cent. added to the value, together with appraiser's fees, &c." [Extract of a Letter from Washington, of the 4th April.] " The French, Spanish, and Russian, Mini- sters are breaking up their establishments here : —This does not indicate any hostile feeling, ex cept, perhaps, on the part of the Minister of Spain, who is certainly rather in dudgeon on our acknowledgment of Spanish America. " Mr. DE NEUVILLE proceeds, I understand, to Lisbon. Since the above gentleman's last re turn from France, he is understood to have been engaged in negotiation with our Government on points of a commercial nature, and it is said has exhibited an uncommon degree of gall ; this is the more remarkable, because before he went to France, of all the Foreign Ministers he was the most cordial with our Administration ; but he is a man of quick temper." Gibraltar Papers to the 29th ult. have been received. The following are extracts : ( From the Paper of the 28th.) " On the 13th a number of Officers of the Revenue in Saragossa, headed by the Judge of First Instance, proceeded to one of the shops in that city, seized all the goods, without observing the ipms of law established for such seizures, and even carried away twenty-two dollars which were in the drawer. On seeing this the shopkeeper cried— " Thieves !" and numbers immediately came out to defend the property, and, a tumult succeeding, the revenue officers fired upon the people. This exasperated the multitude and the National Guard to such a degree, that they proceeded to the Government House, and loudly demanded the offen ders should be put to death. This storm the Commandant General himself found it impossible to oppose, and it was agreed upon between him and the Civil Governor that the goods should be restored, and the revenue officers secured ; besides which the Commandant offered to repay the 22 dollars out of his own pocket, as they were not found upon the officer who was accused of taking them. By this politic conduct, tranquillity was restored, and the people peaceably retired to their homes. " On the next day, from 20 to 30 individuals, most of them militiamen, assembled in Coso-street, paraded about a straw stuffed figure, on the breast and back of which was seen the name of the 'Minister of the Interior, and on reaching a certain spot, set fire to the mawkin. In consequence of this tumult, the Civil Governor, at the request of the Alcaldes, suspended the meetings of the Patriotic Society in that city. In conse quence of this, about 300 individuals found their way in, and after searching over it, departed." Last night Mr. CANNING'S dangerous Bill for admitting the Roman Catholic Peers into the House of Lords was read a first time in that House ; and in the House of Commons the still more dangerous—the fatal Bill for altering the Navigation Laws, received scarcely any opposi tion. This is only the beginning, we fear, of a system which will ultimately break down all those protective barriers of British industry, which have elevated this country to the rank she holds amongst nations. Mr. BROUGHAM said last night of the new Navigation Bill, that " his only disapproval of it was that it did not go far enough." We would say of our protective system, that we have never seen any defects in it, except where it failed to give full and complete protection not only to every branch of our industry, but to all the sources of wealth which this country so eminently possesses." Why are we so desirous of furnishing foreign countries with our manufactures ? There is no thing which we take in exchange for them that we cannot produce ourselves ; and that we du not possess the means, in uncultivated colonies, and in unemployed people and unemployed ca pital, of producing in superabundance. Sup posing other countries should shut out our ship ping from their ports, we should have employ ment of our own for a Navy much greater than that which we at present possess, in conveying our rich and varied products to and from the different parts of our extensive empire. There could be no lim \ its to our progress in wealth ; and there could he no mischievous effects from the wealth, comfort, and even the ease of our people, or from the splendour of our institutions, and the expen sive strength of our defences. Under the system, on the other hand, which is about to be intro duced, we must become poor, in order to be able to compete with poverty. Our peo ple must toil without intermission, for a scanty remuneration, in order that they may be able to realize a small profit for the capitalists who may think their industry worth being kept in motion. Already, be it re membered, a large portion of our industry is in that worthless condition. The majority of our Paupers are persons for whose labour there is no demand—for whose services no one possessed of capital will give any remuneration. The new theorists tell us that this country will be prosper ous when it can produce cheaper. We tell them, that the millions expended annually in poor-rates, if they were productively employed, would nearly double the present annual products of the country, without any addition to its e7;penditure;and would, therefore, render the cost of its commodities twice as cheap as it is now. Why can they not effect cheapness through some rational mode of giving activity to our dormant powers, instead of seek ing to effect it (as they most assuredly are now ignorantly doing) through a diminution of the reward obtained by the people for their exertions ? We have received several Irish. Journals this morning, from which we have made some extracts; and though disturbances and outrages are still prevalent in some parts, it is evident that the hour of peace is approaching. Those who have been induced merely by poverty and actual want of food to violate the laws, as nutri ment is afforded to them,are gradually settling into I order and sub m i ss i on . Th e D ublin C orrespondent, a I very respect a bl e J ourna l , ( M ay 18,) contains the following article, which must give general satisfac tion, as it shews that the state of affairs in the Sister Island begins to wear a more favourable and promising aspect, and that if no Popish arti fices and instigations should interfere, the country is likely to recover its tranquillity and quiet obedience to the Government : " Like the balm of consolation to the wounded heart, the ge nerous behaviour of the people of England to their miserable brethren, the suffering peasantry of the South of Ireland, con tinues to operate as a charm. Even vice and villainy have pausethin their foul work ; and such is the quiet and grateful stagnancy which has succeeded to a desperate and ferocious ac tivity, that none were ever more unlike others than the pea santry cf the South are, in many places, to what they were themselves a few weeks ago. The suffering of the moment is comprised in this—that the poor have little or no food, and the people of property have got little or no money, in those places where distress wears its most severe aspect.—.. The great, generous, and most ardent labours of the Go_ vernment have been unsparingly exerted :—But the grand effusion of benevolence which has burst forth from the heart of the English nation, has flattered and soothed, as well as served, those who are its peculiar objects --and the anti anglicism of a late period is gone, never, let us hope, to revive to silly, and prejudiced, and pernicious life. There is some consolatory intelligence communicated in our Letters from the South. The appearance of the growing crop is of the most promising nature ; there is a greater spread of early potatoes than ever was known before; and this crop is singularly and auspiciously anvancing towards maturity." Letters of the 27th April, from Petersburg!), state that the dispositions of the new Tariff are executed with great rigour. A commission is established to decide on cases relating to mer chandise prohibited under the new Tariff, but shipped for Petersburgh before the measure was known at the port from whence it was sent. The Emperor had not left the capital, but prepard tions were making et the Palace for his depar ture to IVitepsk, which was, expected to take place early in this month. Two couriers had ar rived at Petersburgh from Vienna within the preceding week, and were understood there to have brought intelligence favourable to the main tenance of peace. The general tenor of the let ters from Petersburgh inclines consequently to that opinion, and some orders which were given a few posts back to purchase saltpetre in this country have been countermanded. Yesterday the Duke of YORK transacted mili tary business with the KING. The Marquess of LONDONDERRY had an audi ence of his MAJESTY yesterday.--On Saturday the French Ambassador had a long interview with the Marquess of LONDONDERR Yesterday the Governor and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England had an interview with the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. The Jupiter, .50, has been brought down Ply mouth Harbour to be fitted for commission, and will take out the Right Hon. GEORGE CANNING as Governor-G enera l, t o I n di a. , The sum of 18,0001. sterling was recovered from TWEEDIE, the defaulter, who arrived at New York. Mr. KEAN has determined to devote the pro duce of his benefit this year to the fund for the relief of the distressed peasantry in Ireland.— This is a generous act, highly honourable to Mr. KEAN, though one which it cannot be expected that any of his less opulent brethren should imitate. INIATIIEws, it is said, means to go abroad, some say to America, but he will be at home wherever he goes. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-This day these Sessions commenced before FRANCIS CONST, Esq., the Chairman, and a full Bench of Magistrates. The Court being opened with due form, the Grand Jury panel was called several times, and nearly an hour and 20 minutes passed before a Jury could be formed, hi consequence of the absence of the gentlemen who ought to attend on these occasions.—The Chairman, in answer to the questions of a Grand Juryman, informed him, every man who was absent, whose name was on the list, would be fined 40s.—The Jury being sworn, were briefly addressed by the Chairman, and they retired to perform their various duties. The Court was occupied during the morning, in hearing traversed cases of assaults. PIDDING & Co. No. 1, Cornhil, are certain there are two Points in the present Lottery, which, having always been favourite Points with the Public, will require very few voids by way of eulogy—one is, there will be no stspense, the whole Lottery being to be decided in one Day, (JUNE 4)—the other is, that the lickets and Shares are sold at a cheap Rate—yet there are not two Blanks to a Prize—No Fixel Prizes— All Sterling Money—Sixteen Capitals, all afloat, —and Two of X2o,ooo.—PlnniNG & Co. have rather a confident prepossession , tha some of these are now on sale at the Lucky Ctrner, No. CORNIIILL, or at their Agents in the Country. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Hon. Mrs. Cavendish and Miss O'Callaghan, in Stanhope street, May-fair ; Mrs. and Miss Crosbie, in Bolton-street, Piccadilly ; Major General Sir Charles and Lady Doyle, in Welbeck-street ; Mrs. Newton Houblon, in Devonshire-place ; Mr. and Mrs. Foote, in Weymouth -street ; Lady Syrel and family, at Batts's Hotel, Dover street, from Italy ; Mr. and Mrs. Hughes, at ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Chishohne, at ditto, from Italy; Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick, at ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin, at ditto ; Capt. Mitford, at Marshal ThOmpson's Hotel, Cavendish-square ; Phillip Bennett, Esq. at ditto ; J. Cheap, Esq. at ditto ; Lieut. Cockburn, 13th Light Dragoons, at ditto ; Mrs. and Miss Ferguson, at ditto ; Mrs. Payne, at ditto; W. Z. L. Ward, Esq. Mrs. and Miss Ward, at ditto, from Guilsborough Hall, Northamptonshire. DEPARTURES.—The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Carter, from Hodgson's Hotel, Dover-street, for Eton ; Lord Lyndock, from 'Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, for Paris ; the Hon. Mr. Gage, from Batts's Hotel ; Judge Daly, from ditto, for Tun bridge ; Mr. and Mrs. Sergisson, from ditto, for Cuckfield Park; Colonel and Mrs. Lewis, from ditto, for Hampton Court; Sir Henry Titchbourne, Bart. and family, from Mar shal Thompson's Hotel ; Sir John Burke, Bart. from ditto, for Marble Hill, Galway, Ireland. I : :: :( ___: :( : . 4 , j ,7: 4 1 ,4: : 7 5 :. 1 : ::::, : 7 1 , 7 1 t : I ; 1 ;11k 77_ 7- I s 7. • .74 1, _ , 7 -.,,,.,,, ~:- I,\ 1 , \‘—.7' ? ) ! • _J ~.:..4., . y.,-...1, 11 • '.C. ) r- .',',..:.,'"' ~.:,.,''-'.:,,,:.. '- ' ;''''., - 6' i A :1 :E POFIN -- i'l t.N 0 FASHIONABLE PARTIES. THE HON. LADY SMITH'S GRAND ROUT.—Her Lady , ship gave her second party yesterday evening, at her splendid mansion, Piccadilly, which was attended by upwards of 500 o f the haul ton. Th e entrance-hall, saloon, and staircase, were illuminated with variegated lamps, and decorated with the choicest flowers. The elegant drawing-rooms are almost match less in regard to the looking-glasses and decorations. The large dining-room on the ground floor was appropriated for refresh ments. The tables were laid out with pastry, jellies, and cop_ fectionary, in abundance ; pine -apples, grapes, strawberries, and every other sort of refreshment, consisting of ices and cool drink of the rarest kinds, in great abundance. • Lord and Lady Stewart had a dinner party yesterday at their house in St. James's-square. The Countess of Jersey':; rout yesterday evening in Berkeley square was very elegantly attended. Lady Bulkeley had a dinner party yesterday at his house in Stanhope-street, May-fair. The Duke of Sussex entertained the Duke of Norfolk,, the Marquis of Lansdown, the Earl of Albemarle, the Earl of Surrey, Mr. Coke, and a distinguished party, on Sunday, at Kensington Palace. The Marquis of Stafford had a large party at dinner, on Sun day, at his house in Cleveland-row. Earl and Countess Cowper entertained Viscount and Vis countess Granville and a large party, on Sunday, at their house in George-street, Hanover-square. Lord Ellenborough gave an elegant entertainment on Sunday to Viscount and Viscountess Falmouth, Mr. and Mrs. Little ton, and a distinguished party, at Roehampton. I Countess Lieven's party on Sunday evening, in Harley-street, was tery fashionably attended. The Earl of Mansfield entertained the Duke of Gloucester and a distinguished party, on Saturday, at his house in Stan hope-street. Earl and Countess Bathurst entertained the Duchess of Richmond, the Ladies Lennox, and a large party of fashion, ables, on Sunday, at their house in Stanhope -street. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.--.lt is said in the fashionable circles, that Lord L. Gower will lead in a few days to the hy meneal altar the amiable Miss Greville, niece to the Duke of Portland. Last night their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Denmark and suite visited Drury-Lane Theatre. POETRY. STANZAS. Long, long my Harp in silence lay Unheeded and forsaken; Though zephyrs round it oft would play Its chords they could not waken. IIoPE smiling came to breathe a strain, And rouse it from its slumbers ; But, pour'd its eloquence in vain Upon its sleeping numbers. DESPAIR has brooded o'er its wires To breathe some plaint of sorrow, — But vain, to waste its chords, aspires, One tone it could not borrow. FRIENDSTIIP its silence strove to break, And threw kind feelings round it ; But still unmoved, it would not speak— Some mystic spell had bound it. LOVE came at last :—its magic flame So tenderly was spoken ; When o'er its strings I breath'd Thy Name The mystic spell was broken. Now simple wreathes for thee I'll twine, Love's wild flowers shall compose them ; The Minstrel and his Harp are thine 'Till death's cold tomb inclose them. The PRINCE and PRINCESS of DENMARK this day visited the British Museum, where they were received by the Officers of the Institution with the ceremony due to their high rank, and with a military salute at the gate. A HINT TO MONEY-LENDER9.—The follow ing curious conversation actually occurred a few days ago, in a garden attached to a Lunatic Asylum not far from Dumfries. The interlocutors were the keeper, a very respectable man, and one of the most manageable of his patients. " Take it easy, take it easy, Jamie,—you're not working against time man— and when you come near the border, be sure and keep your feet offthe flowers."—" The flowers, hurt the bonnie sweet flowers !" said Jamie, " na, na, I'm no sae daft as that comes to, neither ; I wad as rune chap MT my ain fingers as crush ane o' them. There's the Simmer snaw-drap already keeking through its green sheath, as weel as daisies and primroses, and the thing that they ca' rocket, although it wad mak but a puir cracker on the King's birth day —He ! he ! he ! Ay, and there's heartsease, and the rowan -tree, sprigs of which I aye wear next my s ki n — t h e Cane to fleyi awa the witches, and the tither to keep my heart frac beating. An' there's ithe: genty wee flower that I gied a bit o' to Tibby Dalrymple, wha tint her wits for love, and wha said sae muckle to me through the grating o' liPr cell, about the gude that t/.3 smell o' a flower wud do her, that could na find i' my heart to deny her, puir thing."—‘‘ Very well, Ja mie," replied the Keeper, " be a good lad, and continue to dress that little corner until I come back from the Sands." Ou ay !" rejoined the maniac, " this is 'Wednesday, and you'll be gaun down to meet wi' some o' your countra frien's.— It's changed times wi' them, I jelouse. Whaur the public house folk used to sell a gallon o' whisky, they dinna sell a mutchkin now I hear. But that's naething. Their cus tomers will get sooner flame to their families, and there'll be fewer banes broken riding foot-races. But take care o' yourself, Mr. —, take care that some o' them dinna come Yorkshire owre you. They'll be inveeting you in to tak' a dram, nae doubt, and then after makin g a p u i r mout h a b out the badness o' the times, trying to borrow a little siller frae you. But if I war you, I'll tell you what I wad do—l wad get twa purses made, and ca' ane o' them Somebody, and the ither A' the World; and next I wad put a' my siller in the first, and no a bawbee in the second ; and then whan ony o' them spak' o' borrowing I wad whup out the toom purse, and shaking't before the chiel's een, swear that I hadna a ha'ppenny in 4' the world, until I got it frae Some tody ! !" THE ARM r. Warm on, MAY 19.--This morning the 2d Regiment at Life Guards marched from the Cavalry to the Foot Barracks In Sheet street, where both Regiments were drawn up in the Square of the Barracks, and Prayers read to them by the Chap- lain in residence. The Band of this fine Regiment played through the town on their return to their own Barracks. They also played in the evening on the Terrace, which was nume rously attended. The town is at present crowded with visitors to view the new Church and Bridge, and also to inspect his Ma jesty's new Stand at Ascot Heath, which is nearly finished. DUBLIN, MAY 18.—On Monday the 13th instant Major General Sir John Ely, K.C.B. arrived at Castlebar from Sligo, on his tour of inspection. The head-quarters of the 63d Regiment, consisting of three companies, immediately got under arms, and were shortly afterwards reviewed by the Major-General, who also made a minute inspection of the Barracks, and the various branches of interior economy of the Corps, with which he expressed himself highly satisfied. The Major-General left Castlebar on the following morning for Hollymount, where he had directed the Staff of the 12th Lan cers from Ballinrobe, and the Light Company of the 63d Regi ment from Clare, to, meet him. Th ese t roops were t h ere seve rally inspected, and received the encomiums of the Major: General. MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c. DEAL, MAY 20.—Wind \.E.—Came down from the Rivet last night the Montreal, Garkett, fOr Quebec. Als3 this morn.: ing and sailed the Castor, Bouker, for the South Seas ; William, Spurn, Quebec. Arrived and Sailed for the River the Brothas, Forbes, St. Michaels ; Jos: and Jane, 'fetus, Demerara ; Flying Fish, Belles, Gallipoly. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 20.—Wind Westerly.—Arrived the Lord Liverpool, Coulson, from the Downs for Van Dieman's Land. FALMOUTH, MAY 19.--Wind N.--:Arrived the Lady Louisa packet, from New York and Halifax. The ship Lady Rates, Capt, JA MES C OXWELL, sa il ed from the Downs on }ridgy the 17th inst. with the following passengers for Madras and Calcutta ; Fox 3Ltortas.—Capt. Willows, Mrs. Willows, Miss lows; Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Metcalf; Miss Minchin ; Reverend R. W. Moorsom, B.A. Company's Chaplain; . Capt. Tennant; Mr. Mungo Park, Assist. Surgeon ; Mr. E. J. Yateman, As.;. sistant Surgeon ; Mr. J. S. Elliott, Mr. J. Simpson, Mr, Geo. Woodfall, Cadets. Fox CALCUTTA.—Sir Samford Whittingham, K.C.B. ; Lieut.-Col. Armstrong, Mrs. Armstrong, 31iss Armstrong, Miss Emma Armstrong ; Mrs. Colonel 3PCoomb, Miss 3PCoomb ; Mrs. Hun gerford ; Mrs. Law; Miss Hayes; Miss Bristow ; Mr. J. Ronald, Assist. Surgeon. [From the Board of the New England CoSix-house.] We have received a list from America, of the names of the different passengers who were on board.the Albion as follows : NEW YORK, APRIL 2.—Sailed yesterday the packet ship Albion, 'WILLIAMS, for Liverpool. The passengers on board the Albion are—Mr. Chabert, of Paris ; Mr. Gravez, of ditto ; Mr. Lemercier, of New Orleans; Mrs. Garner and son, of New York ; Mrs. Pye, of ditto ; Miss Powell, of Canada ; Major Gough, of the British army ; Proctor, of New York ; William Dwight ; G. H. Baynow; Mr. Benning ; Philotime Delpla, of Paris; Vicar Melessent, of ditto; G. IL Clark and Lady, of Albany; Colonel Prevost; Alexander M. Fisher, of Yale College ; G. Hill; John Gone, of North Ca rolina ; William Overhart, of Pennsylvania; and two Gehtle-, men from the Northward. NAUTICAL REPARTEE.—A very ingenious bar rister, notwithstanding all the confidence he may be supposed to have acquired from his long practice at the bar, received an answer the other day which not a little confused him. An action was brought for damages on account of half the fluke of an anchor having been carried away by one ship running fou: of another, in consequence of which one ship was supposed to be damaged by the s h ar p ness of Cie anchor. In the cours e o ' examination, the barrister, not being able to obtain a satisfac. tory answer from an old sailor, in the heat of passion pulled out a pen-knife, and holding it on the table—" Hark ye, my lad, suppose your breech was to fall on this, don't you tinak it would mark you ?"—" No, :Master," replied Old Ztoreas " if so be a s ho w , lik e y ou , I were we ll coppered. " , A writer cf a modern book of travel., relating the parti. culars of ' h's being cast away thus concludes :--After hav ing walktd eleven hours without having traced the print of a numan foot, to my great comfort ane delight, I saw a man hanging on a gibbet; my pleasure at the cheering prospect w.ts inexpressible, for it convinced me that I was in a civilized country. Yesterday evening, at twenty minutes after five, a meet ing took place near Sandymount, between Mr. W —r, ac companied by Captain M. and Mr. 14—h, attended by Cour. senor B. when after an exchange of shots, at 12 paces, withot:t effect, the seconds were satisfied that each party should retire tJ their carriage.—( Dublin .Morning Post. ) Five Aisters, all widows, are now living at Creditor, the youngest of whom is eighty years of age, and the oldest above ninety. _ At the Blackheath Bible Society Anniversary, held on Saturday, at the Gre n Man, many of the Nobility and Gentry were present ; the platform erected for the Speakers gave way, and several persons, among them Mr. VANSITTART, were thrown down, fortunately without receiving any injury. INVERNESS, MAY 9.—The season, so far as it has advanced, promises to be one ofgreat productiveness. There has scarcely been any frost materially to check the growth of any plant.—. The fruit trees are covered with an unusually rich blossom, and the fields of grass and corn present an appearance of the greatest luxuriance. We are very happy to hear too, from the Highland districts of Ross and Sutherland, that the lambing is going on under the most favourable circumstances. ' The Aylesbury Florist Society's show of tulips and anemones took place at the Bull's Head Inn, on Tuesday. the 14th instant, when there was a full attendance of members and a fair exhibition of flowers, there being eight candidates for the prizes. The first prize for tulips was gained by Mr. Fell, the second by Mr. Franklin ; the first prize for anemones by Mr. Husband, the second by Mr. Turner. The prizes were adjudged by Mr. Stevens, of Ilarefield, Saturday evening, a country waggoner passing along nigh street, Whitechapel, with his waggon laden with goods for the country, he was accosted by a respectable looking yo ung man , who addressing him politely, inquired if he would have the kind ness to carry a parcel for him to a certain part in Essex ? Being answered in the affirmative, the waggoner went with the man to the Three Compasses, to fetch the supposed parcel, and dur ing his absence the waggon was robbed of a bale of goods of considerable value. Saturday evening about dusk, a gentleman named Adams, crossing Hyde-Park, was attacked by three ruffians armed with bludgeons, who knocked him down and beat him most se verely, till he became insensible ; they then rifled his pockets of his watch and money, and dragged him into one of the sand i pits where they left him for dead. Sunday morning a gentle. man passing that way heard him groaning, and came to the spot, but the other was incapable of giving any account of the transaction. The Gentleman proeurtd assistance, and he was taken to St. George's Hospital, where, on examination, mostly all his ribs were found fractured, and he was in other respects most seriously injured. He now lies in the Hospital in a most dangerous state. Saturday' night, the George public-house, in Leather-lane, was broke into, and robbed of several articles of plate, 301. in money, and a watch and seals. 31r. JameS Hill, of Wennington, near Romford, has in his possession a Dorset ewe, with five lambs, which are all 1 . 1t!ly to live. On Sunday, after dinner, the family of Robert Adamson, farmer, of Nunbarnholme, near Pocklington, six in number, were seized with severe and alarming sickness; a me dical gentleman being called in, found reason to suspecttitey h d been poisoned, but nothing could be discovered to sho w i n what manner it had been done. By the administration of the proper remedies, the violent symptoms abated, but they con tinued very ill the whole night. Several of the neighbours kindly rendered them every assistance during that night, and next day, sat down, seven in number, to dinner, part of which consisted of pancakes, of which some of the family were ais) able to partake. Immediately afterwards the whole p ty were again attacked by symptoms of the same alarn I n ti tore as had been manifested by the family on thel preceding day. The medical gentleman again attended, and succeeded administering relief, inasmuch that the whole are now in a fair way of recovery. Upon a close investigation, there is reason to apprehend that some poisonous article had inten tionally been mixed up by some evil-minded person in part of a barrel of flour, from which the pancakes were made, anti some of which had also been used in articles for the Sunday dinner,