The Sun. — London, England, 1822-07-12 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS. SUDDE N DEMISE OF LADY G. PRATT.—The Noble Family of CAMDEN have been thrown into a state of great affliction in consequence of the sudden death of their eldest daughter. The Mar quis, Lord BRECKNOC/C, and the three younger daughters, had left town on Wednesday for the Wilderness in Kent ; the Marchioness and the lamented deceased remained in town for the day. About three o'clock the young Lady was seized w ith a shivering fit, supposed to have been caused by her having walked in the garden with thin shoe s . Sir HENRY HAErottn attended, and having prescribed the proper remedy, his interest ing patient seemed perfectly recovered. Unfor anately, however, the fit returned at half past and at six, the amiable Lady expired in the presence of her mother. Yesterday Mr. ORCHARD, the Upholder, attended to measure the body. It was pronounced to be the finest corpse ever seen ---the bloom of life remaining. The funeral is to take place on Tuesday next, at the family S eat ill Kent. THE DUKE OF BEDFORD. It L; with infinite pleasure we announce that his Grace continues to make happy progress in his recovery. BULLETIN —RECEIVED YESTERDAY. "ndsleigh Cottage, July 9.—The Duke of BEDFORD con, trnue s to make favourable progress. (Signed) " S. WOOLRIDGE." [Krtract of a Letter from an Officer at Lima, dated Feb. 8.1 The Patriot force in Lima consists of 4,500 regular troops, the division of the South of 2,000, and in Truxillo and th they may be about L5OO. The enemy h ave no t more 2 ,100 effective in the province of Xauxa, as many more in Etre • qutl , a, neighbouring tow ns , an d upper P ent, an d 600 or " 1 " ill the garr i sons o f Potosi, La Paz, and Cochabamba; this all their force. We shall attack them next April, Canterac, La 4 -erri crm Sera, Ra m i rez, an d V a ld ez, the Spanish ctnanders, they urns are at loggerheads ; any thing lik e di sun i on amongst t h em t be their destruction. has e departur e of t h e P rotector i s generally regretted, and caused a sensible feeling in the country ; but things go on sow -1, de,_ under the direction of the Marquis of Forretagle, supreme ei:?gate durin g his absence, and to whom the magistrates and 4 11 4 !departm ents h ave sworn obedience, that I have no doubt c „ will be f or t h e b est. The Marquis is of the first family in the Y tul trY, and effected the,revolution Truxillo, of whi c h pro trait, he was Governo r . H e i s lib era l to an excess—not a bad ', if the m i nes o f Pasco are allowed to be worked. In that tart of the Sierra some uncommonly rich veins of gold have 1111e:1i:cc:tiered, which will, I trust, be one of the most favour-cir cumstances that could have occurred to this Government. e the aspect of affairs much improved of late. Las Hems is gone to Chili, and Alvarado, who succeeded him in the ii al tuand of the army, is a clever officer and gentlemanly man. army ts_active, has system, and is much liked. Indeed, the whole 4,e,,Y„15 improving most amazingly, and at the same time aug. 1 ,, -"tie its force. Many considerable alterations for the better Ai:e taken place. Guido, the Minister of War, is very clever. k .riteagudo now the Minister of State, is a man of much talent : s'oeellas tr av elled mu c h i n E urope, and seen a great deal of good °lve ct Y• I ought to mention, that the assumption of the chief r here b General San Martin has been with the sanction P f ° L .. th_ e Chief Director of Chili, which completely absolves the uler front the charge of entertaining views of private aggran- m•izerrien, le Mrs. C OCKLE, w h ose literary talents have been m n g known an d a d m i re d , has, it seems, been aking a tou r th roug h var i ous parts of the Con lent, and particularly to Florence and " the ternal City." We hope that an account of her journey will be giv e n t o th e wor ld, as we are Per suaded t h at it will be characterized by taste, " ...°lvledge, patriotism, and morality. I NAc ct.EsrtELD.—Such is th e rage f or b u ildi ng, v itl d the consequent demand for bricks, that se "4l carts h ave b een set on fire by taking them , blVlidti,-Y too hot from th e kil n . There are now h t ;ing in an d a b out M acclesf i el d nearly three ben::lred houses, and as many more are likely to t6 u uilt during the summer ; besides two large a r - ,Pels, on e for the Sunday School Institution, : t - ' 4 the other for the Methodists. We may add this statement that there is quite as great a 4 e e rna nd for hot bricks in Manchester.—plan ster Chr • 1 1 , ,,, . ( mu, e. 4,,ci:sle cuttin? of wheat has begun in almost every county, Prorti. 4et °,,rding to the best accounts, there is every where a soo,-13' 0 ,, ding abundant harvest, and that the wheats will be ; s o l i' e ,, - " they are plentiful. Wheat, uncommonly fine and peri t ,i, r Fd, was, on Thursday, cut just below . Maidenhead, orio L n 'e• In the neighbourhood of Kidderminster, fine jll r e d erl cot, and furnishes a good sample. ..1 r. N u f ei I, s ) of Penzance, on the 29th ult., cut a very fine crop f_ot,-ec,uent ball y R J. Kinsman, Esq. of Falmou_th, a t'. o 7 ; got since, cut e. a Piece of fine black oats. J. NI 'rite!, eat; ?f Ash Priors, commenced reaping, on part of his tls y ~.s:ve farm at Bishop's Lydeard, in this county, on Mon se Tuesday oi,S su pposed he will have fifty bushels per . acre. A fine . °a ts was cut at Congresbury, in this county, on s e A field of oats was likewise cut at Pennycross, oterl e -t d °o Friday se'nnight. The harvest has generally corn abil e io the South Hams, Devon. with every prospect of an i odaii t "A s 04 sale , ' et °l 3 . (Inconsequence of the prospect of apples, cider ,Ar. ~, in the South Hams, at about .50s. per hogshead.) ' 4 4 j. ww derY, of Wallop, near Andover, Hants, began wheat ( Tu ' esti est orl the Ist inst. A field of fine wheat was yesterday ( Nth -ca'7o,9th. fit.) cut at Newton St. Looe, by Mr. Collins.-- stioti niGe.) Ns h e 4 "Il NG ACCIDENT.--Yesterday an inquest ve r , G , dat the Triumphant Chariot in Pembroke-mews, Gras bed„ 'Place, before THOMAS HIGGS, Esq. Coroner, on the (le o ', °f Thomas &rather, 19 years of age, who died in St. the the;s Ilospital.—Master George Gream, 13 years of age, d e , ll of the Rev. 11Ir. R. Gream, of Richmond, deposed that e ° o ii ' ess ''" l was his fathers footman. On 'Wednesday after ee, etween two and three ' o'clock, witness, R. Barry, and the I . t ° 1etr, (1 ,, , were in the garden, the deceased went up a tree h o 100 k 'or birds' nests, and witness went into the summer alit( o ' 4 where he had not been long when he heard a noise, Poti w hich round he saw that the bough of the tree l ng f r 7 ry, "ich the deceased stood had broke, and he was fall i;`l f ° - , i t to the round • witness and Barry went to him " B;i lit e ; ) s n k !ii s b on g were , broken . he was in great agony. , town' . E ivt , raise was absent from home, but h . e told his ~Who Sett immediately for a surgeon who lives in the - I, tl te 04 . ' 1° On his arrival, and finding him in a dangerous , 1 414 1 . --.'ered him to be sent to the hospital. Edward Barry, if lic'r e i n the family, deposed , that he told the deceased h e Zlas nothing for him to do that evening, and he might " l e , theli e : s ed rob the birds nests. The tree in question is be tty, Ti; tl ,4' is covered over with ivy, and is full of sparrows Stidthe he; 1 - , e ueceased had got twelve nests , and when he fell was 1 -Rut o f 3 0 ~..._, „ ,b(?; :rtiktalnl°cl . 11 -- ers zce_t from the ground • he was 'quite sober, g 4. 4 .e of hi s 1 ) :;',I t thi from his master inchesclimbthe through the flesh rab, Iles . i o, es. the Sir David Dundas and another Gentle is%.tiletell 1%., e3 ,_ Doctor, saw the situation lie was in, and s v l k l e o r ti ch "- ,lo ;;edl n __„ b a e sp s r e i r t i l t to the hospital. He was accord g cart. Mr. Henry Hawkins, house ,'" bro„ a i, the hospitar examined the deceased when he ahl-soth! la - 4'4l ol in, and found nd an extensive compound fracture p arts t, tureor , a simp..Fl fr a a n c t lur s e ev o e n ra th l e ru right leg, his arm was his skuu, b ises upon different tlf h is recov bis 'b odir, and there was not the slightest hopes 4 at sth oc k i e q. The c ircumstance of his being removed in Qt keel ng state from Richmond, in witness's opinion, did 4 0q . rate i i v erdi et h _ is A d e e ci ath de , nt b a t i a D i c i a e th m . ust have suffered severe 11'tP;:?11„WAY ROBBERY W dnesday night, E. '''it -''' ' - 'sq• of Ilinbeth-roa.d—, whilst walking by the Obe \''ll' at St. Georoge s7fields, was attacked by three ruffians, w hi ? d rolib e d h im th i 1 th e N f his gold watch and seal and got off to -1 eves , , ew Bethlem, although sharply pursued. The V s "ad the ft e 2 and are w P•Pearatee the r th e lermongers, - or stage-co , th eu known to Police, who are on the ses—t THE THEATRES. KING'S THEATRE.—This Theatre was opened last night for intermediate performances, in order to conclude the subscription nights before the close of the Season. The Opera of Don Gio vanni was represented with the usual spirit, and was followed by the admired Ballet of Cendrillon. There was a very numerous audience, and the boxes were filled with fashion and beauty. ----- HAymARKET.—After Blue Devils and John Buz.z.by, a new farce was brought forward, last night, under the title of Peter Ftn - , or a New Road to Brighton. CHARACTERS. Sir Peter Fin - - Mr. LISTON. Harry Turtleton - - Mr. BAKER. Frederick Gower - - Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. Morgan - Mr. YOUNGER, Harriet - - Mrs. GARRICK. Mary - - - Mrs. PEARCE. Sally - - - Mrs. BAKER. FABLE. Peter Fin is a fishmonger of fortune, who never saw the sea, and leaves off business in consequence of a magnificent be quest left him and his daughter, on condition they never sleep under the same roof with a certain cousin Henry, who would, on the occurrence of such an event, be enabled to dispossess his more fortunate relatives of the fortun^ from which he had been disinherited for some youthful follies. Peter, as before observed, had never seen the' sea, but always had an unconquerable desire to visit the shores of that element from which he had derived his former consequence in trade. An old friend, Morgan, with whom he had planned a trip to Brighton, disappoints him, but p rom i ses to sen d a young man instead, as Fin's guide to Brighton. Cousin Fre derick avails himself of this circumstance, gets his friend Harry Turtleton to pass himself off on Peter for Morgan's substitute, who, after driving the old fishmonger and his laughter great part of the night in a close carriage round the environs of London, lands him in Bedford-square, which Fin mistakes for Brighton—there the disinherited cousin is intro duced under the disguise of a French nobleman, and prevails on Peter and Harriet to sleep at his supposed marine villa, by which means their fortune is forfeited ; but on the cousin's offering to share it with the lady, the fishmonger is reconciled, and after a number of whimsical mistakes, arising from Fin's mistaking London to be Brighton, he joins in the laugh against himself, and agrees to set off with the new-married couple on a real visit to the marine pavilion. The main purpose of this dramatic sketch is obviously to draw forth the talents of a popular Comedian, whether LISTON or any other, for the part of Peter Fin is of so ludicrous a kind that, ac cording to the theatrical phrase, it" acts itself." It was, however, most probably intended for LISTON, and he must entirely have fulfilled the design of the author. Some of the diurnal critics speak of the piece itself with more severity than it deserves ; it is a light Summer sketch ; there is " nothing offensive in the argument ;" and though highly improbable, yet who looks rigidly for pro bability in works of such a description ? It is sufficient if the chief character is well sup ported, and that the rest of the performers have talents adequate to the parts assigned to them. Such was the case last night. LasToN, who is a host himself in whimsical comedy, was highly diverting, and the piece altogether was of a bustling nature; the incidents followed in quick succession, and the audience, in general, very numerous, seemed to be fully satisfied with the entertainment which they had received. A very few hisses were heard at the end, but they were immediately overpowered by a large majority.— The piece is the avowed production of Mr. JONES, a Comic Actor of high reputation on the Edinburgh Stage. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.—AII in the Dark, which by its light comic humour continues to at tract attention, was very successfully represented last night, and followed by The Invisible Girl and The Spoiled Child, in both of which pieces Miss CLARA FISHER displayed that comic versa tility which would do credit to the stage, if she were at a much more advanced period of life.--A numerous audience. Vauxhall Gardens, it is expected, will present to-morrow evening a truly novel and interesting appearance. The Proprietors have, we under stand, with a liberality which does them much credit, announced their intention of opening the Gardens that evening, for the purpose of giving a Grand Juvenile Fete, expressly for the accom modation of the Junior Branches of Families, when the usual amusements, with several novel ties suited to the occasion, will be introduced, and commence at six, terminate at ten, and the Gardens close by half-past eleven o'clock. The admissions for children under 12 years of age, for this night only, 2s. each ; other persons, as usual, 3s. 6d. The Grand Gala this evening will com mence at the usual time, and will consist of the powerful attractions which have been so much admired. NATIONAL SOClETY.—Yesterday the General Committee of the National Society for the edu cation of the Poor iu the principles of the Esta blished Church, held their Meeting at St. Mar tin's Vestry Room.—Present, his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, Hon. Mr. Justice Park. Archdeacon Pott, and other Members of the Committee. Eight fresh Schools were united to the Society, and several grants of money were made towards the erection. of School Rooms ; amongst others, 3001. to Bridlington, 1501. to Fulford, and 1001. additional to Amlwch. WEYMOUTH, JULY 10.—On Sunday last the Rev. JOSEPH ADDISON preached a must excellent Sermon in the Church at Wyke Regis, for the relief of our distressed bre thren in the Sister Kingdom, from the following text of Scrip ture :—" I will have mercy and not sacrifice." It is not in our power to do justice to the elocution and convincing argu ments which are at all times delivered from the Pulpit by this worthy spiritual Divine. On this particular occasion he de picted in the most pathetic style the hi art-rending poverty and ruin now endured by the Peasantry in Ireland, and drew a melancholy but too faithful picture of their sufferings, which could not fail of exciting almost every individual to contribute even the smallest mite towards the funds already raised to stop the progress of famine, disease and death which now depopu late that miserable country.—Thirteen pounds ten shillings were collected at the church doors ; from the smallness of the Parish, the usual amount collected for charity seldom exceeded five pounds, but we were happy to observe that the poorest per son appeared eager to give his little tribute, and the salvers were filled with coppers.—We understand that the Rector and officiating Curate will attend the Churchwardens and Overseers in collecting the Contributions round the Parish. Nearly £2O have been already subscribed and remitted from this town to the general Fund, by RICHARD BOWER, Esq. Mayor, Chair man to the Committee, and Books are still open at both Banks, and the Libraries, to receive further subscriptions from the Nobility and Gentry daily arriving. The Proprietors of the Southwark Bridge have commenced making an elegant new street from Union-street to the Borough-road, which will be direct with the Bridge. This will prove a great convenience, as London Bridge must necessarily be impassable in a few weeks, when the whole of the traffic must be removed to the Iron Bridge. j Lord Middleton, for Wollaston House, near Nottingham ; Mr. C. G. Wynne, for his seat in North \Vales ; Mrs. and Miss Patterson, for Bognor Rocks ; Mr. G. Haldimand, for Ash Grove, near Seven Oaks ; Mrs. and Miss Hartland, for Ramsgate ; General Balfour, for Blammern, North Britain ; Colonel and Mrs. Pomeroy, for Ramsgate ; Hon. Berkeley Noel, for Maxhall Park, near Coleshill ; Col. Warlhouse, for Hallerton, near Litchfield ; Major and .31rs. Murray, for Lym ington ; Mr. John Vernon, for Buckhurst Hill, near Staines ; Colonel ChiVns, for Hyde • Mr. Edward Antrobus, for Worthing ; Sir Th omas and Lady Campbell, fo r St. Lawrence, in the Isle of Thanet ; the Lord Bishop of Worcester, on a visit to his Diocese ; the Lady of John Morris, Esq. East India Director, Mr. henry, and Miss Morris, from Baker-street, for Eastbourne, Sussex ; Lord Gort, from Nerot's Hotel, Clifford street ; Colonel B a il e y, f rom di tto; H on. Mr. Newtown: and family, \from ditto. Aiiiitv.u.s.—The Earl and Countess of Craven, at their seat in Ilerks, from Paris; Mr. Kennedy, M.P., and Mrs. Ken nedy, at Nerot's Hotel ; Hon. Mr. and Lady Templer and family, at ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Dashwood, at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Tunbridge Wells ; Mr. and Mrs. Cave, at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley. square, from Ramsgat.c. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdown gave an ele gant entertainment on WedneSday to a'distinguished party at Lansdown House, Berkeley-square.: Lord Berwick entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Grosvenor-square. Lord and Lady Holland entertained Viscount and Viscoun tess Granville and a large party of distinction at dinner yester day, at Holland House. The Earl of Harrington gave an elegant entertainment yes , terday to the officers of his regiment, at his seat at Windsor. The lion. Lady Smith gave an elegant entertainment on Wednesday, at her house in Piccadilly, to the Lord Chancellor, the Lord and Lady Mayoress, Earl Limerick, Countess Pow lett, Lord and Lady Middleton, Lord Stowell, Earl of Kin noul, Lord Sidmouth, and the Misses Addington, Lord Syd ney, Lord Dulccney, lion. Miss Kinnaird, Hon. Mrs. Miles, Mr. and Miss Gosling, &c. In the evening her Ladyship gave a rout. The three spacious drawing-rooms were thrown open, which were illuminated with great brilliancy. The dining parlour was sct apart for refreshments, which consisted of fruits, pines, grapes, peaches, nectarines, ices, &c., with wines of the most choice description. There were present nearly 300 dis tinguished fashionables, including the French and Turkish Am bassadors. The Duke and Duchess of Wellington entertained Viscount and Viscountess Granville and a distinguished party at dinner al Wednesday at Apsley House, The Marquis of Cholmondeley entertained another distin. guislied party at dinner on Tuesday at his house in Piccadilly. AL.mAcK's.—The first ball of the last set for the season took place on Wednesday evening at these elegant rooms. Dancing commenced at eleven o'cl oc k an d did not b rea k up t i ll neatl y five yesterday morning. There were present upwards of 400 persons of the first distinction. CONTINUED REPORT OF THE COLUMBIA N MEET IND AT TAE CITY OF LONDON TAVERN. Mr. ROWCROFT having taken the Chair, the next Toast proposed was— _ The Stewards, and thanks to them for their excallent ar rangements this evening." Mr. ROWCROFT returned thanks for his Brother Stewards and himself. They ha , been most happy to lend their assist ance on this great and interesting occasion, but at the same time, he felt it only an act of justice to say, that the company were much more indebt e d for whatever w as exce ll ent in the,- arrangements of the day, to the exertions of an individual who had just quitted the room, and whose talents and services were continually devoted to the most useful and interesting purposes, Mr. Simon Cock. That Gentleman's health was drank with great applause. Mr. JAFFRAY then rose and said, he would propose to the Company the healths of some Gentlemen present, known to the greater part of those who heard him, and as much respected as known, distinguished by their early, and constant, and per severing exertions in the cause of Colombia, he meant Mr. Herring, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Fowles, the Agents of the Colombian Republic in London. Mr. POWLES returned thanks on behalf of his worthy col leagues and himself. If any services they had been the means of - rendering to Colombia had had the effect of checking the career of desolation over that beautiful country, of accelerating in any degree the arrival of that happy state of things, which had been this day commemorated with so much enthusiasm, it would afford to them a source of the most agreeable reflections to the latest period of their existence. They had always placed the highest confidence in the honour, the integrity, and good faith of the Colombian Government : and had maintained, under all cir cumstances, an unshaken conviction that the cause of indepen dence would triumph. Their confidence in both events had been fully justified by the results. The Colombian Govern ment would be found to govern all its proceedings by the strictest probity and good faith, and would thereby command and secure the respect and esteem of the whole work. Mr. HYSLOP then paid a handsome tribute of respect to the character and talents of a Member of the Colombian Govern ment, whose health he was desirous to propose. He was quite certain that the department of official duty which devolved on that individual would be managed with the greatest care and vigilance. He proposed the health of Don Pedro Gual, Mini ster of Finance of the Republic of Colombia. Several other toasts were drank, complimentary to individuals who have been conspicuous in Colombia, and at a quarter be fore twelve the company broke up. ~,,, „ --4. ;-\.- 6)1 3 ,C,0- ''‘..' t i i .4 - , ;;,%,„, - - - & Z _R_p_ V_ , _l„ , ' rji • -- 1,) A FASHIONABLE DEPARTURES. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CA - lihnrboE, JULY 11.—The Rev. Henry Pepys, 8.D., Fellow of St. John's College, was on Friday last presented, by the Master and Fellows of that society, to the rectory of More ton, in Essex, vacated by the death of the Rev. W. Wilson, B.D.—William Clayton W a lt ers , E sq. 8 . A ., o f J esus College, was last week elected a Fellow of that society.—. Mr. George Hume and Mr. James Chapman, Scholars of King's College, were on Monday last admitted Fellows of that society. Nire un derstand that the e'aminers for the Person prize have adjudged to Mr. Charles Wimberley, of St. John's College, a book of the value of five guineas, for his translation of the passage of Shake speare's Julius Crvsar, act 4, scene 3, into Greek lambics ; and have given him permission to transcribe his exercise in he book in which the Prize translatiohs are recorded. The Lord Bishop of Lincoln held a visitation and confirmation at Hunt ingdon, on Monday last, when 932 young people were confirmed. 1 WELSH COLLEGE.—We are }ippy to hear that a College, for the education of such Students for the Ministry whose friends are not in affluence, is about to be erected at Lampeter, in Cardiganshire. The sum of 15,0001., 3 per cents, is already collected, and his Majesty has 11'1unit:cently sent a donation of 10001., accompanied with a flattering letter. A Quarterly Ma gazine in the Welsh language, to be conducted on the prin ciples of the Church of England, will shortly be commenceii..--- In forwarding both these worthy objects, the Lord Bishop of St. David's has long been zealous and persevering.—( Hereford Journal.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING-ROOM, JULY 11.—STATE OF THE ODDS. GREAT GLOUCESTER STAKE. 6to 1 agst Strephon I 6to 1 agst Walton colt. DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 9 to 2 agst Swap 15 to 1 agst Pilgarlic 7 to 1 agst Ajax 18 to 1 agst Akarius 11 to 1 agst Mandane 20 to 1 agst Marcellus 13 to 1 agst Newbyth 20 to 1 agst Bro. to Antonio. OXFORD CUP. 8 to 1 agst Liberty. GOODWOOD PARK RACES, I.VEDNESDAY, JULY 10. The Hunters' Sweepstakes of 3gs each, with 20gs added from the Hunt Fund. Mr. Chalton's Field Marshal Mr. Sphynx's Idle Boy - Mr. i%lellish's gr. g. Mr. Grosvenor's Tulip Mr. Gascoigne's br. m. Flora 6 to 4 on the winner. Mr. Duncombe's Bridget beat Mr. Couttenay's Smallbones, 50 guineas. 1 1 2 4 3 3 4 2 5 dr P 0 E. T R Y. And darkest frown the Syrian solitudes, Where morn's soft steps no balmy fragrance leave, And parch'd and dewless is the couch of eve; Thy form, pale City of the Waste, appears Like some faint vision of departed years. In mazy cluster still, a giant train, Thy sculptur'd fabrics whiten on the plain ; Still stretch thy column'd vistas far away, The shadowed dimness of their long array. But where the stirring crowd, the voice of strife The glow of action, and the thrill of life ?. Hear ! the loud crash of yon huge fragment's fall, The pealing answer of each desert hall, The nightbird shrieking from her secret C,,e11, And hollow winds the tale of ruin tell. See fondly ling'ring Mithra's partirg rays Gild the proud tow'rs, once vocal with his praise ; But the- cold altars clasping weeds entwine, And Moslems worship at the godless shrine. Yet here slow pausing Memory loves to pour Her magic influence o'er this pensii=e hour ; And oft as yon recesses deep prolong The echo'd sweetness of the Arab's song, Recalls that scene when Wisdom's sceptred First broke the stillness of the lonely wild. From air, from ocean, from earth's utmost clime, The summon'd Genii heard the muttei'd rhyme, The tasking spell their airy hands obey'd And Tadmor glitter'd in the palmy shade. Lo ! to her feet the tide of ages brings The wealth of nations, and the pomp of kings, And far her warrior queen from Parthia's plain To the dark iEthiop spreads her ample reign. Vain boast ! e'en she who Irnmest field along Wak'd fiercer frenzy in the patriot throng, And sternly beauteous, like the meteor's light, Shot through the tempest of Emesa's fight— While trembling captives round the victor wait, Hang on his eye, and catch the word of fate_ Zenobia's self must quail beneath his nod, A kneeling suppliant to the mimic god. But one there stood among that abject throng In truth triumphant and in virtue strong ; Bearn'd on his brow the soul which undismay'd Smil'd at the rod, and scorn'd the uplifted blade. O'er thee, Palmyra, darkest seem'd to low'r The boding terrors of that fat a l h our ; Far from thy glades indignant freedom fled, And hope too wither'd as Longinus bled. • "All these mighty things," says the Arabs, " Solyman Ebn Dond (Solomon son of David), did by the assistance of spirits."—(See Wood's Account of the Ruins of Palmyra.) See Gibbon's Decline and Fall, chap. xi. LEGISLATIVE BLUNDERS.—III the new Mar riage Act, which has undergone such lengthened and anxio u s discussions in b o th H ouses, t h ere are the following passages:— " And in such cases both parties shall also make oath that the person or persons whose consent shall be required by law to the marriage of such parties has been given ;"—i. e. that the per son or persons has been given ! The framer, of course, means the consent of such person or persons, but he gets it enacted that " the person or persons" shall be given !—But there is another enactment truly marvellous :—" And be it further enacted," says the amended Bill, " That such banns shall not be published until the true christian and surnames of the said 2ersons, and the house or houses of their respective abodes, shall be affixed on the principal door of the church-or - chapel ! and in some conspicuous place within the said church or chapel ! Parliament is omnipotent, truly, but how a house could be stuck on a church door is a problem that remains to 'be solved. The difficulty, we apprehend, is increased, when two houses are to be stuck on the said door ! But we must say, with reverence, that their Lordships intend to carry their omnipotence to the highest pitch, when they enact that the same house or houses must be stuck on the church door, and also placed in some conspicuous place within the said church! CAPTION OF A WARD OF CHANCERY.—ft will be recollected that some few weeks ago, in our report of the proceedings of the Court of Chancery, we stated the particulars of an application for an injunction to restrain Horatio Reeve, a druggist's assistant at Exeter, from having any communica tion with Miss Drusilla Street, of that city, a ward of the Court. The injunction was granted, and on a subsequent day, upon a statement that the defendant and his brother had acted in de fiance of that injunction, and had eloped with the infant, an order was issued by the Lord Chancellor for the appearance of the delinquents before his Lordship. It was then supposed that they had proc ee d e d, or were about to proceed, to thiern sey, to be married, the brother having engaged a passage on board a packet for that place. It appears, however, that the pursuit by the friends of the young lady was so hot as to induce the fugitives to alter their course, and they came by a circuitous route to London, where all trace of them was Ilost for a time, and an advertisement was published offering a reward for the discovery of Miss Street or her companion. Bishop, orre of the principal officers of Bow -street, yesterday morning obtained information that the parties were lodging at a house at Iloxton, whither he immediately repaired ; and as he was about to knock at the door, a young lady, exactly answer ing the description he had received of Miss Street, opened it, and was about to leave the house. Bishop accosted her, and politely begged to know if her name was Street ? She blushed, and seemed agitated, but replied with much quick ness in the negative, and added that she was the daughter of the lady of the house. The officer, however, was con ' vinced that he was speaking to the object of his search, and he begged that she would have the goodness to in troduce him to her mother, with whom he had some urgent business. She said she was going out, and was in a great hurry, and requested that ho would walk in and speak to her mamma, whom he would find in the parlour. She was walk ing hastily away, when Bishop told her the nature of his er rand, assured her he knew perfectly well that she was the per son he was in quest of; and said he could not suffer her to depart. He then called the mistress of the house, and'asked her if the young lady was her daughter ? She replied in the negative, anti stated that she and a young gentleman had hired lodgings in her house about three days ago. While this conversation was going on, the " young gentleman" made his appearance in the person of Mr. Horatio Reeve, and an explanation took place, the re sult of which was, that the officer took the fugitive pair, to gether with all their luggage, away in a coach, and convey ed them to the public office in Bow-street, where, under the pretence of awaiting the order of the Magistrate for the resto ration of the trunks, he - contrived to detain Mr. Reeve until notice was given to the solicitors for the plaintiff, who imme diately caused the order of the Lord Chancellor to be served upon him, and he was then suffered to depart with whatever property belonged to him. 'Miss Street remains under the pro tection of the officer, until she can be restored safely to her friends. She appeared to be by far the most affected at the separation from her lover, who on his yart seemed resolved to bear this reverse of fortune with becoming firmness. On Saturday, his Majesty's prize given to the Royal,Corn. pany of Archers, was shot for in the East Park of the Meadows, and, after a smart contest, was gained by Sir Patrick Walker, Knight. A young Gentleman who - was standing too near one of the targets was slightly wounded in the arm by an arrow. The PATENT TWINE CLOTH, for its healthful ness to wear, is found to be the best preservative against the effects of the cold and changeable climates, as well as of the oppressive heat of the East and West Indies, possessing the advantage derived from the use of flannel, and avoiding its too reducing effect, while its economy is great. —lt is sold, stamped " Millard's Patent Twine Cloth," &c. in pieces of 26 , t0 52 yards each, and in cases of 30 and 60 pieces for exportation ; the prices affixed to each number, 18d. 2s. 2s. 6d. &c. at the Warehouse, No. 16, Cheapside, and no where else. PAL3IYRA. A Prize Poem, Recited at the Thiatre, o.zfird, 19th June, 1822, by AMBROSE BARBER, of CVadham College. O'er the hush'd plain where sullen horror broods, THE DISTRES§ IN IRELAND. " I have no doubt that Londonderry, Belfast,. and Limerick could still afford you a good supply of meal for the distressed counties. It is a truth,. Cita we are getting back from Belfast in meal, to Galway, what the merchants in Galway had, some mouths since, exported to Belfast in oats." ÜBSCRIPTION FOR TILE IRISH POOR.—Duriag he last two days the Churchwardens and other principal inhabitants of St. Clement Danes have gone round from door to door throughout the parish, to solicit subscriptions in aid of the gene ral fund at the London Tavern, and we under stand that their benevolent exertions produced a considerable sum. In' St. Giles's-in-the-Fields the Select Vestry subscribed ahem e 501. and af terwards personally waited on the rest of th: parishioners for their donations; we understand that St. Martin's, Marylebone, and other We;_ tern parishe , :, are about to follow the examp'e.— On Sunday a Sermon, which produce d about 10)1. was preached at Christchurch, and the parochial authorities have issued printed notices, stating that they will remain at home for a week to re ceive the contributions of all ‘who could not attend at Church. iii ILDIIALL.—A DONATION FOR TREE DISTRESSED Inisx.—.A respectable young tradesman, who gave his name Thomas Johnson, was charged before Mr. Alderman Burn°Es, with a violent assault committed under the fol lowing circumstances :—The prisoner had been out upon a jaunt in his chaise-cart, and got inebriated, and on his return amused himself with driving most furiously up Bishopsgate street. His first exploit was to overturn an , old woman's fruit stall : the passengers interfered in her behalf, and the aggres sor was not only compelled to make the poor creature mime diate recompense, hut would have received summary punish ment at the hands of the mob, but that a person who knew him came up at the time, and perceiving his situation, got into the cart with him, and p revai l e d upon him to drive off'. This he at length did, much at his former pace. No further accident, however, it seems, occurred until he got to Barbican, where a Mr. Haynes, the complainao, who was crossing the road, with the greatest difficulty imaginable escaped being run over through the prisoner's careless and furious driving ; and u Ton stopping to observe his further conduct, was salute] dir.ctly isth a violent blow over the face with his whip, which was repeated several times until the prisoner had secured his retreat into Mr: Dixon's stable-yard.—Mr. Haynes, how ever, succeeded in procuring a constable, and gave the pri soner into custody. Two witnesses confirmed the prosecu tor's testim - ny es to the furious driv ng, as also to the fact of the assault, which was declared to have been wholly unprovoked on the part of Mr. Haynes. The prisoner had nothing whatever to otter either in justification or defence of his conduct. lie appeared, however, perfectly aware of its consequences, and in the apprehension of being committed for want of sureties, had brought his bail with him. The bail were accordingly ac cepted but Mr. Haynes, ha v i ng no persona l object, suggested his willingness to forego the prosecution upon the prisoner's expressing his regret and contrition for his improper conduct,._ and subscribing 101. to the funds for the distressed Irish. To this 'proposition Mr. Johnson acceded, and immediately de posited a 101. note in the hands of Mr. Haynes for that purpose, and was then discharged. MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c. Drat, JULY IL—Wind S.W.—Sailed this morning the Ruby, Corneley, for Lisbon, and the rest of the outward-bound for their different destinations. Came down from the River and remain the Heart of Oak, Robinson, for Demerara. Ar rived and sailed for the River the Planet, Barclay, from Jamaica; Anteus, Byers, Antyne and Mayo, from Antyne. PLYMOUTH, JULY 10.—Wind W.—Arrived from London the Nassau, Tremayn, for Malaga, and Bramin, Rawson, for Gibraltar. PORT ShIOUTH, JULY 11.—Wind S.S.W.—Paesed by the Borneo, Ross, from Bencoolen for London. FALMOUTH, JUNE 19.—Wind W.—Passed the port- the Patton, Bacon, from London for Quebec. Arrived the Forti tude, Crosley, from Bilboa. GREENLAND FISHERY. The following is a correct statement of the Green'and F;shery received yesterday from an eminent mercantile house at Hull, by a respectable house in the City : " Annexed we take leave to hand you an account of the stave of the Greenland Fishery, as received this day by the Juno, arrived with three fish, damaged at Bo'ness on the 17th instant. The fishery throughout, we ti ar, will prove a bad one, arthe Juno left the ice on the 21st u't. after which time them is not, much room to hope for a general improvement., LONDON. BERWICK. Industry, May 19, clean. Lively, June 1, 2 fish. King George, June 4, 1 fish. L EITH. Mayant, do, 3 do. Juno, arrived July, 7 fish, HULL. 338 tuns. Cicero, June 20, 2 fish. KIRKALDY. Cyrus, May 20, clean. Rambler, June 8, clean. Duncombe, May 28, 1 fish.. MONTROSE. • Eagle, do., 1 do. Spencer, June 3, 3 fish. Evcrthorpe ' June 1, clean. ABERDEEN. Exmouth, May 28, do. Dee, June 1. clean. Fame, do. 1 fish. Henrietta, May, do. Kiero, June 4, clean. Jane, June 1, 4 fish Mary & Elizabeth, May 24, do. PET F. Mercury, do., 2 fish. Alert, May 4, 4 fish. Neptune, do., clean. Dexterity, May 18, clean. Perseverance, do., do. Eclipse, do., do. Trafalgar, do., do. El eanor , J une 8 , 3 fit•h. Unity, do., 4 sh. Hope, do., 1 do. Walker, do., 2 do. Jean, do., 2 do. William Torr, do., clean. Mary, do., 2 do. WHITBY. Union, do., 3 fish, 2500 seals. Aimwell, 1 fish. GREENOCK. Harmony,June l,seals 70 tuns. John, June 17, clean. Seville, do., 20 do. LIVERPOOL. Volunteer, IMay 18. 1 fish. I Baffin, May 20, 1 fish." William & Ann, 2 do. CORN EXCHANGE, JULY 12. There was a large supply of every kind of Grain this morn ing ; but the trade was very dull, and the best samples only brought Monday's prices; there were no purchasers for in. ferior samples. SMITHFIELD MARKET, JULY 12. The market was but lmoderately supplied this morning with all descriptions of Cattle ; Lamb was more plentiful than Mutton, and the prices are rather higher than last market-day. EXTRACT OF A kETTER FROM'A WORTHY TARP OF THE CHURCH OF IRELAND. " It gives me sincere pleasure to hear from you that your Committee are disposed, in friar e, to send to our distressed country, provisions, in stead of money; I was always of opinion that the two counties of Galway and Mayo had not pro vision equal to their consumption; for the county of Galway, I trust I have so arranged, as to pre clude all present alarm of want of provision. I have purchased about Seven Thousand Pounds worth of meal, but a large proportion of it is not yet arrived ; however, the merchants are in daily expectation of this supply, having received the bills of lading. Government has also promised a considerable supply ; and your good Committee have not forgotten us. I am, I fear, too easily cast down ; on my visit to Galway, which I pay twice a week, when I see a great demand for pro visions, and the supply small in proportion, and that I do not find it arrive as fast as my impatience re quires, I become distressed and alarmed; but I hope my proper trust is in Him who knows our wants before we ask, and our ignorance in ask ing ; and if it be, I can have no fear. " It. is hard to make even the people.of Dublin believe our ►wants, and I hear that in England there yet are many who do not give credit to cur afflicting reports. Oh ! Sir, if such persons coul d see ~what I have seen, or know what I know, the hair df their heads would stand on end with terror,. grief, and horror. self that , the the lA, IS have to seen' is try they" en ce r of r cli- r if" p ntiy ) aid !res . eek 9 t h e n the has high the! the :OM ° the ral. re the,' pp 5 ; •ent ;hat iuP' that m ot the dal 055 ico l de' tha t ,or era! heir has of, ige g the E ~ tie' for