The Sun. — London, England, 1822-04-29 00:00:00

II e I- is communicating news favourable to peace, should have y remained sil e nt s o l on g, and when it thought proper to speak out, that it should not have informed the public categorically What reports were true and what false. In its second article, however, the Austrian Ob- server condescended to enlighten us on those Point s that were not deserving of credit, 'which, as we predicted, proved to be of minor importance. The material points : such as the rejection of the Ultimatum, and the determina tion of the Sultan to adhere to that decision not- Withstanding the subsequent efforts of England, A tlstlia, and France, to obtain its reconsideration, a re left untouched, and we feel convinced that the intelligence on those subjects cannot be con troverted, otherwise the Austrian cabinet would have long since instructed their official organ to contradict- reports which have proved so in J' lr lous to their financial arrangements. Our limits, on Saturday, would not allow us to Pursue our observations on another paragraph in t he last article of the Austrian Observer. " It i S remarkable," says this Journal, " that, not -I%ithstanding so many rumours and anxieties pre -1111 relative to an European war, the Porte has hitherto made no preparations, by sea or land, 'which could indicate such a war." The infor- 'nation derived from the Continental Journals and private letters having proved so correct in. O ther [natters connected with the Turkish ques tion, as not to admit of contradiction even by the Austrian Observer, we cannot withhold our be lief from the intelligence they communicate r especting the armaments preparing by the P arte, and the march of troops to the Da- I nthe and the frontier exposed to the Russians.— 'r ile Austrian Observer wishes it to be believed that the warlike preparations of the Turks are destined only to quell the Greek insurrection an d repel the incursions of the Persians, but he wi ll find it very difficult to convince his readers that th e armies kept up by the Turks on the Banks of the Pruth and the Danube are designed to effect the reduction of Greece, or that the hordes drawn from Asia, and encamped on the shores of the l3osphorus, can repel the attacks of the Per sians in the environs of Bagdad. No one, we think, can sit down to an attentive perusal of the concurrent intelligence from all parts of the Continent on the question between Turkey and Russia, without being impressed with a strong Conviction that war is next to inevitable, and that both parties have long been carrying on their P r eparations to meet the event. This is our honest opinion, which is still further strengthened 11 the accounts contained in the French and G erman Papers which have arrived since our, a st, and will be found in a preceding column. Or Q li 9 panish Papers furni some further accounts the partial disaffection in the North of Spain, and contain the substance of the proceedings of th e Cortes with respect .to South America, by Whi ch it appears that the Spaniards still entertain r e s of preserving their Colonial Empire. It IVATE AND AUTHENTIC CORRESPONDENCE. h P ARIS, APRIL 24.—The Session of the Chora :l,' Deputies has virtually terminated by one of those events, " - , ith" , from the folly of its authors, is calculated to p ro d uce an Defe ated 'feet th e very reverse of what was intended. The Liberals, on all the grand questions of national interest, sum /bar, th - e. all thei r fo rces , t o g i ve i m p ortance to a circumstance of -" tno st trivial n a t ure , th e re - es t a bli s h ment o f t h e S em i nary of tai Is' The matter had already been disc us s e d i n it s de s' end th e quest i on was to vote on the whole law, as settled 11 iatlr the til scussion. This, in matters of such a natur e , i s d one at A Memb er f or th e d epartment, M . L ACROIX tal'krvir.LE (as had been alrdady settled by th e p art y) rose ;"ake observations on the law, declaring, however, he did bear to oppose i ts a d opt i on. T h e House refused to 1 1 : 41. a speech without a motive ; but the or a t or cr i e d I st mt e a' right to speak, and I will speak. In an in v° 411 Was uproar, and the Cote Ga u ch e re f use d to ~,t e' so that th e l aw cou ld not pass. The same cir- Z . "'stance bok place the next day, with the most disgracerul erte3 °f tum u l t, of which the more rational of the Liberals *--%ite ex p r essed their shame a nd i n di g n a tio n . Th e po li t i cal tet3 tif Paris have commented on this event in different t 4 ; 3 5 but not one bas considered the matter in its proper point p, vie w ; it is to be considered under three separate heads. 1 . 1.t ' as //larking the determination of the Liberals to oppose t t lr„ t3f th ing, even what is clearly the interest of their consti oles, on the sole ground of its being proposed by Govern ' ; this point i ns i ste d on cannot fail to have its due weight Public opinion on the ens u i ng e l ec ti ons . Secondly, this et;:nt es tablish es t h e principle, that though the whole of the P l utie s )r be p resent, that does not:constitute its power to pass h av _ 4 vr, unl ess about one half of them vote. In England we epM six hundred and fifty-eight Members, and it is a House to e s'erY ose if forty are present. In F rance t h ey t: e t 3 Pnt 0, though they be all present, unless 216, at least, con ate VOte !! ! T hus, all the ayes became null, because there th, ° ' 444 - There were on the present occasion 214 ayes,' yet Whic co uld not b e passed, because there were not two noes, the _ l l i were requisit e to make the whole number of voters half ilalber, plus be one ! ! !—Thirdly, such being the case, it i s 'ri3Oleint on the p art of Government to apply a remedy to such %v nYous defect in it s l eg i slation ; the matter is extremely .! u Let the number constituting a Haute be reduced to fortutl t h at dred. Members : count th e i r noses an d t h e i r votes to thr ee a number ; and if it b e complete—if there be only there 4C , yes s — it should be su ffi cient to pass a ny law, p rov id e d °e not more than two a noes opposed to th e m. Thi s w ill n o t blow at the radical Members; and as Go- Pe.rnment can always have one hundred Members present on whom it can count, this profound conception of the Liberals will become null, and of no effect.—By to-mor row's post I will inform you of the probable event of the ensuing elections. A rumour is afloat that M. CORRIERE wishes for the return of M. de CHATEAUBRIAND, not as a recal, but because he feels the fatigues of the Ministry of the Interior too much. It is a report invented by the Liberals, in the hope of preventing the electors from frankly seconding the wishes of Government in the elections, a Frenchman being cautious not to vote to-day for a Minister who may retire to-morrow ; their trick will not succeed, as it is easily seen through. Charleston Papers to the 19th March, and Baltimore to the 26th, have been received this morning : [From the Charleston Pa;ier, March 18.]' Bythe schooner Dauntless, Niel, arrived at this Port in 14 days from Havanna, we learn that the duties on all kinds of provisions have been reduced there nearly 50 per cent., except flour, which was expected to be reduced 30 per cent. ; the markets were dull. We anticipate the greatest benefit from this Port being made a deposit for merchandize of every description, as the situation of this port and its superior harbour in all seasons, and the tranquillity, in a political point of view, which it continues to enjoy, amidst storms which agitate the surrounding colo nies, give it a decided preference over every other. Near us already the average yearly crops of sugar exceed three hundred thousand boxes, and of coffee thirty millions of pounds. Cotton is also raised, but not abundantly, and also Tobacco in this Island ; the value of these may amount to 12 or 15, millions ; the crop of Coffee this season is short, not amounting to 18 millions; we consider that one half has already been exported. Exchange on London, by which all others be gin to be regulated, is tom 14 to 4 5 per cent. [From the Baltimore Paper.] FROM BERMUDA.—Accounts from Bermuda state that the markets were not as flourishing as. they had been ; the great influx of American produce had reduced the article of flour to six dollars a barrel. Vessels arriving at Bermuda, especially at St. George, were much annoyed by a British 18-gun brig called the Argus, which was stationed at St. George, and j would not suffer a vessel to enter without detaining and over hauling her and her cargo, and putting a prize crew on board, to prevent the revenue laws being infracted. Disaflection among the inhabitants was daily augmenting ; placards were posted up in most of the public places caricaturing Sir Wit- LIAM Lt.r mLEY and his officers. Jamaica Papers arrived this morning to the 23d of March. ST. BAT HoLE ME ws.—Capt. Pellot arrived yesterday with a schooner; he had a brush with a heavy Spanish schooner bound t 9 Porto Rico ; Pellot had 13 men wounded ; the Spaniards had 40 killed and wounded ; it is reported she brought about forty thousand dollars in specie. We regret to state that his Honour the Lieutenant-Governor was taken suddenly and alarmingly ill on Monday afternoon ; and it is with equal pleasure we have to announce that he is in a fair way of recovery.—(Jamaica Chronicle, 29th llfarch.) Accounts received from Puerto Cabello state, that General ;Morales left that place on Saturday in the Hercules brig of war, with 125 men, principally officers, to join a division of his party at Chichiribichi.— (Curacoa Gazette, 2d inst.) InELAND.—We have received this morning the details of numerous outrages, some of them of the most atrocious kind, such as the burning of dwellings, the severe flogging and other maltreat ment of peaceable individuals, &c. Amongst these, there is one marked by features of pecu liar and ungrateful turpitude, General Rock having burned three farm-houses on the estate of a gentleman in Limerick, who actually sup ports, from his own private pocket, not less than four hundred and eight of the pauper peasantry, that have no other means of pre sent subsistence but what is furnished by his bounty. The offence of the farmers, whose homes and property have thus been destroyed, was nothing more than the payment of their rents (notwithstsnding the notices to the contrary which had been served upon them) to the generous in dividual who so munificently employed his wealth for the relief of the wretchedness around him ! The miscreants, besides burning down the farm houses, miserably lacerated the bodies of the te nants, and cut down six hundred and . filly ash trees, evidently for the purpose of converting them into pike-handles, about 6 feet of the most proper part of each for that purpose having been deliberately severed and taken away, while the remainder of the stems, and the tops, were left upon the ground ! From some of.the houses burn ed down iu other quarters, the hapless inmates with difficulty escaped with their lives.—Sir ED WARD O'BRIEN has reduced the rents of his farms, which lie i❑ the very heart of the Courtenay Estates, in some instances from fifty shillings an acre to twenty shillings, and has besides ge nerously exonerated his tenants from their arrears. The Limerick Paper cont,ains the names of seventy men who have absconded from their dwellings.—ln the County of Clare, Major WARBURTON'S Police have ►iterally sub scribed three hundred pounds to the fund for the relief of the starving poor.—The Assizes for the County of Limerick concluded on Monday last. Sentence of death has been passed upon nineteen prisoners, and the days for their execution fixed. Five were sentenced to seven years, and one to fourteen years transportation. Four to various terms of imprisonment, &c. We can with the utmost confidence state, that the assertion in a Paper of Friday, of his MA JESTY being in " an exceedingly delicate state of health," is totally void of foundation. His MA JESTY, the public will be rejoiced with us to hear. has not enjoyed better health and spirits for the last twenty years than he possesses at present.— (Morning Post.) Yesteiday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, which was attend ed by the LORD CHANCELLOR, and all the other Cabinet Ministers. The Council broke up at a quarter past three. The ATTORNEY and SOLI CITOR-GENERAL were in attendance. REPEAL OP THE NAVIGATION SYSTEYL-011 Saturday last, Mr. R. TAYLOR, Mr. BUCKLE, Mr. BAMBRIDGE, and several other Gentlemen, attended at Fife-House, on this .important sub ject. We understand, besides the Earl of LI VERPOOL, there were only present Mr. VAN SITTART, Mr. ROBINSON, and Mr. WALLACE.— On measures of such vital importance to the Empire, it was thought that Earl BATHURST and the Marquis of LONDONDERRY would like wise have attended. We have not heard the points which were more particularly discussed, but we are informed that the deputation retired with the impression, that it is the 'fixed determination of The Board of Trade to urge the Legislature to adopt the several Bills now before Parliament for the REPEAL of the Navigation and Colonial System ; 'which, if passed into Laws, not a vestige of the present beneficial system will be left, or any specific plan or scheme substituted for it !! COURT OF KING'S BENCII—(Tais DAY. THE KING V. SIR N. CONANT, COLLINS, & OTHERS. The SOLICITOR-GENERA L applied on behalf of Mr. Collins, the Magistrate, for a rule to shew cause 1; by there should not be a new trial. Un fortunately the law was against the other defend ants, and it was not his intention to trouble the Court on their behalf. It was an indictment for conspiracy, on the part of the defendants, to refuse a license to a publican, named Meek. The conspiracy was on the imputed ground of partiality to the House of Meux and Co., brewers. The Jury nega tived the charge of conspiracy, and, in giving their verdict, said they did not convict the de fendants on the ground of partiality to any house whatever. The SOLICITOR GENERAL, contended that there was not the slightest evidence against Mr. Col lins which had a tendency to prove against him either conspiracy, partiality, or corrupt conduct. The Jury indeed found against the defendants only on the count which charged them with corrupt conduct in refusing the license. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said the prosecution was opened by Counsel on the ground of a cor rupt motive, with respect to the house of Meux and Co., and according to his recoll"ction the Jury were directed to consider whether that mo tive was proved or ❑ot. As the verdict was given in support of that construction, it appeared to his Lordship that the matter ought to be further considered. —The Court subsequently granted a rule to sheer cause. THE THEATRES. THEATRI---The new Opera, entitled Pietro L'Eremita, was repeated on Saturday,and before a very numerous audience, with confirmed success. it is really supported by very beauti ful music and admirable acting. M. PAUL and Mademoiselle NOBLET highly distinguished them selves in the Ballet. Dituay-LANE. 7 -111r. BitAtrAm came forward on Saturday last as Henry Bertram, in the Opera of Guy Mannering, arid received the warmest applause for his musical exertions.— HARLEy, for the first time, performed the part of Donzinze Sampson, and supported it with a quaint and ludicrous humour, which was highly enter taining, and was much applauded.—Miss POVEY was a pleasing representative of Lucy Bertram ; Miss Ei»iisToN, who appeared for the first time in the part of MegMerrilies, exhibited cha racteristic wildness and energy; and Miss FoRDE acquitted herself very well in Julia Mannering. Yesterday the - Loan CHANCELLOR had an au dience of the KING. On Saturday the Duke of YORK transacted military business with the KING. Tire ROYAL FAIIILY.—IIIS MAJESTY received a visit from the Duchess of Gloucester on Saturday.—Yesterday Divine service was performed at the King's Palace in Pall Mall, by the Rev. Dr. Blomberg. —The Princess Augusta at tended Divine service yesterday, at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, and heard a sermon -by the Rev. Dr. Stanier Clarke, canon of St. George's Chapel, Windsor. The anthem was, " Sing unto God," (D r . C ro f t) an d sung b y Messrs. W. Knyvett, Nield, and Clarke. Sir George Smart presided at the Organ.—Yesterday the Princess Sophia visited the Duke of York.—The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Sophia Matilda dined with the Princess Augusta yesterday.— Yesterday the Duchess of Kent'and the Princess Feodor took an airing in an open carriage.—The Duke of Cambridge's visit from Hanover this spring is postponed, owing to the expected accouchement of the Duchess, which, it is supposed, will take place in the month of June.—On Saturday the Princess Au gusta, attended by Sir Harry Burrard Neale,' Lady Mary Taylor, and Miss Vyse, honoured the Italian Opera with their presence, as did the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duchess of Kent, and the Princess Sophia Matilda. Passengers who landed last week at Ports mouth, from China, state, that wh en t h ey sa il e d f rom M acao (4th December last), a dispute ti,ihich had arisen between the Chinese and the Americans had been settled, but in a way not very creditable to the humanity of the latter. It appears that an American ship, loading in the fiver, was boarded by a Chinese boat, and one of the people handed up a bottle of spirits, which was seized by the secon d mate o f t h e American, and thrown overboard ; but, in its descent, it either struck a woman, or broke the scat on which she was sitting, which threw her overboard, and in consequence she was drowned. The circumstances being made known to the Mandarins, repa ration was demanded, by the punishment of death on the man who had caused the accident, and all communication was cut off with the ship. Subsequently, it was determined, that the second mate should be sent on shore, under an assurance that he should have a fair trial : however, the poor fellow bad not been landed many minutes when he was strangled ; and Chinese justice was then declared satisfied ! The Pelham Leeward Island packet on Satur day brought letters from St. Thomas's to the 12th of March. The intercourse with the Spanish main was in a state of some activity, and goods were taken off freely by purchasers from the in terior, who before bad. been much discouraged by the projected expedition of the Royalists against Coro. Some vague reports were in cir culation that the Royalists were in sufficient strength to be preparing for an attempt on Ca , recces, but they do not appear to be entitled to much credit. Both that place and Laguayra, up to the latestaccounts, remained perfectly tranquil. The continued possession of Puerto Cabello by the Spaniards was considered an impediment to commercial operations, but 'not to threaten any greater danger. Advices to the end of February had been received at St. Thomas's from the city of St. Domingo, which was then, in appearance, settled, and enjoying tranquillity, under the go vernment of Boyer. Some sensation was created there by information that an expedition against Samana, a settlement on the eastern side of the island of St. Domingo, had sailed from Martinique. This force was said to be 11 transports, with 2,000 troops on board, tinder convoy of Admiral Jacob. The letters from Martinique announce the failure of the house of Eyma and Co.. a mer cantile establishment of great eminence on that island. At a Meeting of the Magistrates of the County of Suffolk, atiStowmarket, on Saturday last, the Duke of G RAF TON in the chair, it was resolved that the Watch and Ward Act, relative to the appointment of Special Constables, should be acted upon ; and that, in aid of the sufferers by fire, or by any other malicious destruction of property, a general subscription be entered into, fo r th e purpose of defraying the incidental expenses of any prosecution which may lie sanc tioned by a Committee then named, with a view, of bringing the offenders to justice. A liberal Subscription was imme diately entered into for the purpose. Yesterday being the first Sunday in Easter Term, the Lord Mayor, several of the Aldermen, the Sheriffs Garratt and Venables, Officers, and other City went in state to St. Paul's Cathedr a l, where they wer e me t by the Judges, Serjeants, &c. when an approp r i a t e S ermon iyas preached by his Lordship's Chaplain. The company afterwards proceeded to the Mansion-house, where an excellent entertainment was provided. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Duke of Bedford, the Duke of Rutland, the Duke of Portland, and Lord Frederick Bentinck, Lord G. H. Caven dish, Lord and Lady Robert Spencer, Hon. Messrs. Pelham, the Marquis of Exeter, Lady Dynevcr, the Earl of Essex ; Mr. and Mrs. Surtees, at Batts' Hotel, Dover-street, from Can terbury ; Mrs. Salisbury and family, at ditto ; Hon. Colonel O'Niell, at ditto, from Ireland ; the Misses Thoreld, at ditto ; J. Yates, Esq. at ditto, from Tring Park. COURT DRESS. Lord Cliamberlain's Office, April 2G, 1822. Several persons having appeared at his MAJESTY'S Drawing Room, on the 23d inst. improperly dressed ; notice is hereby given, that no Gentleman will be permitted to pass to the Levees and Drawing Rooms in future, but in full Court dress, sword, and bag, except these in uniform. FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS fir the WEEK. TEirs EVENING,—The Countess St. Antonio'S, Rout Hanover-square; Lady Sophia Heathcote's Rout, Grosvenor. square; Mrs. William Gosling's Ball, Portland-place. W.EnNESDAY.—vlarchioness of Salisbury's Select Party. AL3tAcK's Grand Ball. TIIURSDAY.—The Duke of Devonshire's Concert. FRIDAY.—The Princess Esterhazy's Grand Ball ; the Mar. chioness of Camden's Rout. SAT uRDA Y.—Lord Effingham's entertainment, Mansfield street. St NDAY.—Countess Lieven's Musical Assembly. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Prince Ester;iazy entertained a large party of distinction on Friday at Chandos House. - In the evening the Princess gave a splendid ball and su pp er , w hi c h was atten d e d b y nearly 300 distinguished fashionables. The s:archioness of Londonderry had her first supper party after the Opera, on Saturday, at her house in St. James's square, which was very elegantly attended. The Duke of Norfolk entertained the Earl and Countess of Albemarle and a select party yesterday at his house in St. James's-square. Lord and Lady Berkeley entertained a large party yesterday at their house in Stanhope-street, May-fair. Count Lieven gave a surnptuouS entertainment yesterday at his house in Harley-street, to the Duke of York, Prince Ester hazy, the Ambassador of the Netherlands, the Earl of Liver pool, and a numerous party. • In the evening the Countess had ner usual party, which was both numerously and fashionably attended. The Earl and Countess of Darnley entertained a large party at dinner yesterday, at their house in Berkeley-square. . . THE PARKS.—The day being rather gloomy we did not see much novelty in dress. At • half-past four Hyde Park was crowded, particularly the Wellington Promenade. The car riages, north and south, formed a double line from Piccadilly to Cumberland-gate. GLEE CLUB.—On Saturday evening the Glee Club bad their last meeting for the season at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, which was very numerously attended both by professional and amateur members. It is reported in the fashionable circles, that the Hon. George Brownlow will shortly lead to the hymeneal altar Lady Mary Bligh, eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Darnley. Mrs. Coutts and retinue returned on Saturday from a tour in the south-west of England, her passage through which was marked by her characteristic spirit of generosity and bene volence. An article from Paris says—The Duke of Gaeta, Ex-Mini ster of Finance, and actual Governor of the Bank of France, will shortly lead to the altar of hymen a very beautiful Greek Lady, Mademoiselle Sommaripa, a native of the Isle of Naxos. Nottingham races are fixed for the 6th, ith, anti fith of Au gust. Lieut. Col. Wildman, of Newstead Abbey, and John Evelyn Denison, Esq. of Ossington, are appointed the Stewards. KING'S BiRTII-DAY.—The Durham County Advcrther of Friday last abounds with most gratifying accounts of the manner in which his NIAJESTY'S Birth-day was celebrated on Tuesday last. Never was loyalty and patriotism more triumph antly shewn than by the city of Durham on this occasion, and we regret that we have not room for Extracts from the Paper alluded to. But we have the pleasure to state, that similar manifestations of loyalty have been prevalent all over the coun try, and hence we may infer that our good old Constitution in Church and State is too deeply rooted in the hearts of Eng lishmen to be shaken by radical innovation, though it may probably be strengthened by a gradual, temperate, and cautious reform of such errors as have crept into it in the progress of time. [The country papers received this morning from all parts of the kingdom teem with accounts of the loyal enthusiasm with which the birth-day of his MAJESTY has been every where ce lebrated by his affectionate subjects.] On Wednesday the annual meeting of the Catch and Glee Club was celebrated at the Swan Inn, Chichester. The com pany consisted of 100 persons of respectability. This city has long been celebrated for its vocalists, and the exercise of their talents was never more happily displayed than on this occasion. Winchester, Gosport, Southsea, Brighton, and other places, contributed a host of vocal talent, which gave an indescnbable zest to this enchanting day. Every thing was in perfect harmony, and the whole bus left the most gratifying sensations on all pre sent.—( Hampshire Chronicle.) , - -•••••• ) 4 4 ? ;O: " Y e t 14, 7 1k = - , _ MR. CANNING. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 45.—Annexed you have Mr. Caxxi3re's answer to the invitation which was sent to him by Mr. HOLINSHEAD (as Chairman of the Meeting) which was held for the purpose of requesting that Mr. Canning would visit Liverpool, and dine with his friends previous to his leaving this country for India. 7A very numerous and highly respectable meeting was held this day at the King's Arms, to hear the answer of Mr. Can ning; and it was immediately -resolved that a Committee of 25 Gentlemen should be nominated to carry the Resolutions of the friends of our distinguished Representative into effect. It is also proposed to present a piece of Plate to Mr. Canning, and the sum of 5001. was subscribed in about ten minutes, to wards a fund for that purpose. - • (COPY.) London.; April 20, 1822. "MY DEAR Sin—Mr. Dolton has this instant delivered to me your letter of is ednesday last, inclosing the Resolutions of the Meeting of the preceding day. " It is impossible for me, adequately, to describe what I feel upon this new and flattering expression of kindness on the part of those to whom I am already under so many and so great obligations. " It must be necessary for me to say, with how much pride, as well as pleasure, I accept the invitation, with which I am' honoured in the third Resolution. " I do, indeed, rejoice to have such an opportunity afforded to me of testifying, hi person, my respectful gratitude for that unvarying and partial indulgence with.which, during a period of ten years, my public services have been over-valued by my friends at Liverpool,: and favourably accepted by all my con stituents. " 1 presume it will best Suit our mutual convenience, that our meeting should not take place till after the close of the Set. , sion. I shall then be at your command, fOr whatever may be the period of your selection. " I have the honour to be, with the truest esteem and regard, " My dear Sir, " Your obliged and faithful servant, (Signed) " GEO. CANNING." Miss WILSON and Mr. HORN, just returned from Ireland, commenced an engagement at the Bath Theatre on Saturday night. ROBBERY:--At an early hour on 'fhur!day morning last some daring thieves contrived to enter the Olym pic Theatre, Wych.street, and robbed it to a considerable amount. The banns of no less than twenty-two couples were published in St. John's Church, Newcastle, on Sunday se'nnight. This is no very striking proof of the distressed state of the country !—(Durham Advertiser.) In addition to the accounts already published, it appears, that on Monday week a smart shock of an earthquake was felt at . Dunkeld, between nine and ten in the forenoon, accompanied by a rumbling noise, resembling the falling of a build ing. It was felt and heard also in Strathtay.— (Edinburgh Courant, April 25.) THE ARMY. The 58th Regiment has arrived a t P or t smout h , on b oard the Brilliant, London, and Thomas and Mary transports, from Jamaica, and are ordered to be landed. The honorary distinctions permitted to be borne on the colours and appointments of the 58th Regiment in commemo ration of their services, are, " Gibraltar"--" Egypt"—"lllaida" —" Salamanca"—" Vittoria"—" Pyrenees"—." Nivelle"— " Orthes"—" Peninsula." This morning the Brilliant and London transi-orts A. M'Donald, agent), with 350 men of the 58th Regiment, under the command of Colonel Campbell, arrived from Ja maica, whence they sailed on the sth ult. in company with the Thomas and Mary transport, having the remainder of that regiment on board, which vessel is hourly expected. The island was not considered as .being sickly. The 58th is ex pected to land at Fort Cumberland, in lieu of the 72d Regi ment, which is ordered to Plynicuth.—( Por:smo:ah Paper, Apr2l27. ) Detachments of the 27th, 63th, 70th, and 76th Regiments,. are ordered to embark at Cowes, Isle of Wight, on board the ship Brunswick, for Quebec, to join their corps. Detachments of the 60th (2d Battalion Light Infantry), 62d, 74th, and 81st Regiments, are ordered to embark at Cowes,. Isle of Wight, for Halifax. Detachments of the 4th, sth, 9th, 21st, and 35th Regiments,. arc ordered to embark at Cowes, Isle of Wight, on board the ship England, for Barbadoes. ROYAL NAVY, &c. On Thursday the Active frigate, Cap! - ain Andrew King, went out of Portsmouth Harbour. She will sail when the wind is fair, with the Right Hon. the Earl of • Huntingdon, Governor of Dominica, for that Island. She returns home again immediately. Saturday evening arrived his Majesty's sloop of war Nan-. • tilus, Captain Isham Chapman, from Jainaica, in •34 days; to be paid off: She left at Port Royal the Tribune (to sail 7for.. England in a few days afterwards), Bustard, and Carnation—L. - Sybille was at Porto Bello; Tyne and Tamar, at Cam- - • peachy.; Falmouth, at Santa Martha; Icarus, in the Barbi Honduras ; Pyramus, at Antigua ; Esk, at St. Vincent's ;_ Surinam, at Barbadoes. The Nautilus Lost only fire men whilst on the station. The following ships arrived at the Motherbank last week: On Sunday the Jessie; Clephan, from - Cephalonia, for orders 4.• and Montague, Kent; from Cette, for Guernsey and. Jersey ; —Tuesday the Scotia, Dail. from Cephalonia for orders ; grave Castle ? Ralph, from the Isle cf France for Copenhagen ;• and Enterprize, Nicholls, from Messina for orders ;—Friday, the Perseverance, Taylor, from the Cape of Good Hope for London, with loss of main-topmast and other damage. T he transport service is so much reduced that not more than five or six vessels are now in that employ in England, and these are about to be discharged. Two of the Hon. Commissioners of his Majesty's Customs arrived at Southampton on Saturday, having taken a survey of the preventive stations on that coast for the suppression of smuggling. A small Naval Promotion took place on hiS"Majesty's Birth day, viz.:—.Commanders promoted to the rank of Post-Cap tain, A. Mitchell and N. Duff; Lieutenants to be Comm an d ers , J. . Onslow, Fremantle, and Hotham ; Midshipmen to be Lieutenants, Hon. Wm. Anson, Charles Cotton, and G. F. Stow, son of the late Captain Stow, who died recently in the West Indies. The Grecian cutter, Lieut. J. Cawley, arrived on Saturday morning at Portsmouth from a cruize, and is come into harbour to refit. Ships at Spithead—Phaeton, Active and Carneleon. In Harbour—Queen Charlotte, Albion, Ramillies, Owen Glendower, Ranger, Hind. Fly, Arab, Parthian, Grasshopper, Calliope, and Starling; Apollo, Royal George, and William and :Mary, yachts. MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c. New Eng,!and Coffee-hous,!.. [Extract of a Private Letter from Liverpool, dated the 27th of April.]—" We have Letters this morning from Kinsale, stating that the letter-bag of the Albion had been washed ashore, and many of the Letters are in a mutilated state. We have no doubt a list of the bills found loose in the letter-bag will go up to-day." DEAL, APRIL 28.—Wind S.W.—Came down from the River the Underwood, Kennington, for Demerara; Regent, \odor, China. Sailed the Trial, Harvey, for Jamaica ; Mary, Brook, Malta and Constantinople; Marta, Hornblow, Madras and Bensal; Heroine, Ostler, Van Diemar.'s Land ; Crikrior, Sebor, New York ' • Mary, David, South Seas ; grea t er p art o f the outward-bound still remain. FAL MOUTII, APRIL 27.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Horsley, from London for Quebec ; John, Laing, from . Plymouth for Pictou. Sailed the Lady Arabella, and Duke of Kent packets, for Lisbon ; and Montague packet for the Island ; 2 P. aI. arrived the Stanmore packet in 4i days, from. Lisbon. PORTSMOU TII, APRIL 28.—Wind S.—Arrived his Ma jesty's ship Nautilus, from Jamaica. Sailed the Layton, Miller, for Bencoolen, and put back again ; a l s o th e Welling ton, nderson, St. John's, N. B. • his Majesty's ship Active, Dominica ; Eliza, Dixon, Valparaiso ; and Robert, Taylor, St. Andrews. The East India Company's ship Minerva arrived off the Isla of Wight yesterday morning.—She was dispatched from China 9th December, sailed from the Cape about the pith February, and from St. Helena the 3d of March. On Thursday the Lotus, for Bengal; Layton, for Bencoolen and Katherine Sttwart, Forbes, f or B enga l ; (free traders) put into Portsmouth, and remain, with contrary winds. We see by the accounts of shipping, that the tonnage and number of vessels registered has been gradually decreasing in the last three years. In the year 1819 there were 25,482 ves sels, 2,666.396 tons, 174,378 men ; in 1820, there were 25,376 vessels, 2,648,653 tons, 174,414 men ; and, in 1821, there were 25,036 vessels, 2,560,202 tons, and 169,179 men ; being a de crease, in two years, of 446 vessels, 106,194 tons, employing 5,199 men. SHIP LAITNen.—On WednesdaY last a beautiful ship was launched by Messrs. Wigram and Green, at Blackwall, and named Sir Edward Paget, in honour of that illustrious family: She went off in a majestic style, amidst the acclamations of the numerous spectators. We understand she is fitted up in a su perior manner, solely as a passenger ship between the Coast and the Presidencies of Madras and Calcutta, and is under the command of an old and experienced officer of the Royal navy. THE MARKETS. CORN EXCHANG E , APRIL 29. We experienced a great briskness this morning in the Wheal I Market, and the prime samples at the early part of the marke t • obtained full Is. higher than on Monday last; the supply abundant.—The Barley trade not so brik, and with difficulty ' Monday's prices were supported; the .arrivals large—Pease a ' brisk demand, and full Is. dearer for •white of good quality.-- Beans and Oats , as last week, the trade not ; very alteration in the price of Flour. Wheat, Old, 4Bs 63s I Pease, White-.....: ... . . 2is 28e - New 34s 60s I --- • Grey . ... ; 20s 22i'' Rye 26s 28s Beans Barley 17s 23s Oats s 178,25 s , Malt 42s 46s Flour ' 511 i AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN IN ENGLAND AND WALES. Wheat, 445. 2d. ; Barley, 18s. 10d. ; OaLs, 16s. Id. ; 19s. Bd. ; Beans, 21s. lid. ; Peas, 21s. 9d. • The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns made in the 'Week ending • the 24th day of April, 1822, is 335. 6d. per cwt. • SMITHFIELD MARKET, APRIL 29. There was a very full market of Oxen this morning; amongst which appeared a great number of small and inferior sorts. In Mutton there was also a good shew, and although low prices were asked, there were but few buyers; Lamb, of 'good quality, was in demand, and obtained last market-day's prices ; Veal and Pork are lower. The market appeared very heavy, and but few buyers, except for prime articles. Beef 2s Rd to 3s 2d I Veal Mutton -2s 4d to 3s (k 1 1 Pork Lamb .... 4s. Od. to 4s. 10d A most melancholy accident occurred at Newhaven on Mon day afternoon. Four men, some or all of whom were consider ably affected with liquor, had just cast off, in a small boat, from Newhaven-pier, for ,Bumtisland, and had succeeded in hoisting the sails; but, being incapable of managing them, the boat was capsized and swamped. By the exertions of some persons who witnessed the accident, two of the men were with difficulty brought a-shore, and have been restored to animation, after the signs of life h a d b een f or some t i me suspeaded ; but the other two were unforturately drowned. The one was aged 16, the other upwards of 30.—Their bodies were found a few hours after the accident.--( Edinburg Courant, April 25.)