The Sun. — London, England, 1822-08-08 00:00:00

V a. : . ~_, , 1.0 to ues , e ye d joye d oor force a, I'l Of 1115 Of ise 'al i°- 0 P"' fel' Jr CP schi t 0' ra ,OW 6 : lan d' vi at ea" 'Ch i° ~5 :511 e 1111 L) cab le ' ar e re III" st $ , e s ` te Fitil92l - il OW an t' , ; c to r. Th oori v ii s e te orliVof fore to rr e P ero e to 'r0" 1 I" faithful Caledonians, under such circumstances) 17 ould be accompanied by the most vivid impres l'i°iis of Their national - character,—while the pd-, Polarfeeling, an i mat ed by the recollections of , cottill glory, which the associations of the scene, would identify' with the presence and the Person of the Monarch, would combine its '' a tional enthusiasm with ardent and devoted 10 Yltlty to the KING. ,re understand. that it is His MAJ EST Y'S most re'Ci.ous intention t o recommen d th a t a Bill shall brought into Parliament :: to reverse, the at- - taui-ers of th e S co t c h P eers, an d to restore their j a i li lies to their former rank and dignities. We :Pe that HIS MAJESTY will likewise extend es R°Yal. Protection to the Scotch Bishops, 1 / 4 ua . 'Y'loro more learned, pious„. and - excellent h I.4s ters of the - Gospel do not exist,-..and who ake for too long-a period ben overlooked, ne gl"cterr suffered to live tinder privations no - -4e fri t • krig their rank and characters. - .. •' We .received this morning the Paris .Pape:'s - of 111' °fl daY, and ye s t er day Madrid Journals to the NI L ultimo. Und e r the head of Spain, among "nr- articleS of Foreign Intelligence, we have thatCO ions extracts respecting .the: affairs: of P which prove, notwithstanding.-the di st , s'ned state of some of the prOvinces,thatithe d e f S-111'eat of th e l a t e att em pt at: insurrection in the p, , Sti capital is a death-Blow to the hopes of the ttiti ervi les, and w ill C onso lid a te the p resen t -C o nsti-: k I -4. POT. this purpose a complete change of i4ist ry -and mea s ure s is to take place, and the • .( 11"lia ation of th e new Ministers is confided to erier at LO PEZ B ANOS , w h ose cour a ge , fi r mn e ss, " 1 , " devotion to the existing order of things, have ueea A • l ou tits Played on severa l. o ccasions. . is t Y expected at Madrid to ,_accomplish not At 7 t hat object , but also to make arrange cea.ts for the convocation of the Extraordinary 9rte s° From Catalonia the intelligence is hi~ hl , 'favourable. - The Royalists having , v ici *4 their forces to make a second attempt on have been completely defeated, with the I ,7 iso o n f 80 0 killed and a considerable- nurnber of 5 I, Arlon 800 Private letters from Barcelona, of the ' t.4 u lt., confirm this intelligence. They: men " t h N at th e c i ty o f Vi c h (3 5 m il es nort h ofßar- , on h„ a) had been for several days closely be led) and the , inhabitants were in a _state of l elle ral alarm, owing to their apprehensions of th e . . g compelled t o surren de r , the mor e so as w - ere awar e th at the Chi e f s o f t h e I nsurgents c a d Promised their men the right of pillage - in th the Y entered th e t own . I n thi s e merge ncy ad Y a er e relieved by G e n era l Mio.:!,Ts,. who, at tacii 'c e l d 4 from the side of Manreza, vigorously a nd defeated the insurgents, taking . a tit) 11 -.getable number of prisoners. After the ac sar i s°° of the i nsurgen t s p asse d o ver to him, - lin g Pardon and assuring him that they been deceived, and brought from their homes } ; ;li tt a Promis e of being allowed the privilege of 4 , 0 a g in g the t own. Among t h em were many of R" ' w ho had also come under the expectation Ailiva 3 - g e • Gene ra l M ILANS had several .hung ' th e - k 4e sPot, without any other formality than "rt vre Proces s o f a court - mart i a l ; among w h om , .ets Fri▪ a rs an d P r i ests, an d e i g h t I nsurgent n, 41 rgel was s till th e h e ad- q uarters of the , n IT ra g of t the Faith, an d Gen. MIL arts was prepar hal besie ge it. The Inslrgents are stated to and e . -Pw ards of 6,000 men shut up in this town, t;, It wa s a subject o f exu lt a ti on to the Constitu-. that they were assembled in this manner, e difg • ed. culty of reducing them was diminish _ that had rof n all the exam i na ti on s and inquiries till taken pl ace up to t h e d ate o f t h e l e tt ers act ed t • b een °) it was evident that the people had i nto inst igated by designing men, and brought• Niiet°llell rebellion by promises of, pillage,-,of , 44_ 1 th ey Were the more induced to avail them , es j o "nsequence of th e grea t misery and • te ss tl • The that prevailed in the country. - difr"alition which has taken place amongst a gain st et ,ent States in the South of Germany,_ ll'auerowszt the admission of French ,produiee and ctores into their respective countries k n ,jario o r s w e formidable, and threatens the- most 'lac e Consequences to the commerce - of sad n a ' d The * Ministers of Bavaria, Wurtemburg, • the 5,, - ."ao have lately submitted in common to fr ee v 'ss Diet Pro s o tr ade p p . ost ions most favourable to a athern DetWeell them and the States of 4 d v.xer rnan _ , y on condition that Switzer -41-1•-• • • a ; d oPt d uuld accede to the prohibitive system 411 1ti e e against French merchandize. The most otial ear , us, and irons were friendly to the proposi 'nate' It was believed they would be .ulti ooj Y accepted opp os: . b y the whole of them, i as the • e ref itio n , riq -er was made by Basle and Geneva. • an • i.s ati of t article on this subject under . the "telli "le) amor , the extracts of Foreign gence. yt,ztract of a Lettr r f e)(4_ rom Charleston, July 5:1 Ileergogeerated accounts °U Wi ll doubtl ess hear of many reports and 1 r c 1 res pecting an insurrection among ou 44 , 0 4. There certainly Was a di spos i t i on to revo l t manifested, tile Preparatio ns made b y t h e plantation negroes to at tempt to take the city, but from the arrangements for defence I made by us, theree were little tiopeilltat the attempt would succeed. I was ordered an anti, but the orders woe after. Wards countermanded. You may assure our friends that we are in perfect saf4y, although the number of nightly guards, and other demonstratioris for secUrity, may cause some alarm.' Colonel TODD, of Kentucky, who was deptited by the PreSident in 1820 as a diplomatit agent to tie Republic of Columbia, arrd whose conduct in that confidential mission was so satisfactory to both Governments, ha s been in I 3 hliadelphla. In a fewdays it is stated lie will takVhil passage in the United - States ship John . Adams, for the Puippse of resuming his duties as the cliplo 7 matic Represeniatiire of the United States in that interesting Republic. Fronk New Oileaits we have accounts that tnerchan dize has suffered a slight depression, owing to a sudden press for money." ~~-. [Extract of a Letter from on board the Grampus, of the Coast of Cuba, June 20.] " From Cayo Largo we proceeded to Salt Quay, and foUnd the pirates had left there two days. We re mained three days at Aguidilla, thence for Havannali. In four days vOe-arrived at Sugar Quay, and having been joined by the Shark, the boats *ere dispatched under the-command of Capt. PERRY, with 90 men well armed,.having received information of another of the pirates' station, under a Chief named RX-- pit AELirii, we bore away for this station. Noit - day we fell ihwitlitapta!ri PERmi, of the Shari, and two schooners ; he had captured, the crews of both had escaped . into the woods; a party of men were landed in pursuit, ,and divided into separate parties ; at sun set they returned to the boats, except one marine ; at day-light a search was made in the woods for the last man ; some of the men heard a report of a musket; hastened to the spot and found the marine with a Spaniard over him, and in the act of stsbbing .him; our men gave a shout, pre sented their muskets,_ upon' which he dropped his weapon, fell upon his knees and begged for mercy, promising to -pilot us to, the pirate's rendezvous; to-morrow we are off for Saqus le Grande, where RAPRAELna's squadron are lying, and their prize money is said to amount to 180,000 dollars." -We this day insert the last :letter. from our in telligent Correspondent BRITANNICUS on the subject of THE MARRIAGE ACT AMENDMENT BILL, upon the difficulties and dangers of which he has so ably and so temperately animadverted. The subject, as we have before observed, and as indeed must be obvious, is of the utmost import ance to civilized society The letters are most. properly addressed to the venerable lieu(' of the Law, who fills•hik i high office-with every quality that . -it ean''require,' -and 'With every virtue in private life that does honour to his country and to human nature.. It is the intention of the Author, we understand, to publish them in a col . lected• form; and in that we most earnestly re - commend the work to : the attention of the corn munity at large. - • It is generally -understood that Lady, Po wes hto UTli was not in the family way when she went to reside in Edinburgh, and that she had another medical attendant besides. Dr. J AMES II A M ILTON-, • jun. The circumstances under which Lord, PORTSMOUTH'S family were takeh to Edinburgh -have never been . satisfactorily known tb'his for mer connections—and the particular intimacy . which has existed between part of this family and a certain individual has given rise to obser-' vations which are, probably, without any foun dation,—but as it is now believed that the cir- . cumstances alluded to are likely to become the subject of investigation in some one of the public tribunals of the country, we shall forbear stating all that we have heard respecting this mysterious and discreditable affair.—We understand that his Lordship's , reasons for quitting Edinburgh -were well known there, and that his departure did not excite any surprise in the minds of those persons who knew his PECULIAR situation l—To which may be attributed his leaving his residence with out—" the least preparations for the journey, not "'even a single change of apparel," as Men tioned in-a Morning Paper of- yesterday. Yesterday at two o'clock a Cabinet Council was held at the. Foreign Office, which was at tended by the Marquis of Londonderry, Earl of Liverpool, Earl of Ilarrowby, Earl of kV estmor land, the Chancellor of-the Exchequer, Duke of Wellington, Lord Maryborough, Mr. Robinson, &c. The Cabinet continued in deliberation till a quarter. before four. Yesterday the Duke of YORK transacted busi ness with the KING. Princess SOPHIA visited his MAJESTY yesterday.-=Yesterday afternoon his MAJESTY rode out in his private carriage. Yesterday morning most of the KING'S Pages and Royal Livery-Servants, together with thirty of-.the Yeomen of. the Guards, left town in Greenwich stage coaches for Deptford, to em bark on board the James Watt steam packet, which was to sail at two o'clock for Edinnursh. The attendants upon the KING to the House .of Peers on Tuesday were not so numerous as is generally the case on such occasions ; the Comp troller of the Household and the Treasurer of the Household, 4c. being gone to Scotland. The 'Puke of DORSET, as Master of the Horse, and Lord AmnERST, as Lord, in Waiting, rode in the State Carriage with the KING. ' Notwithstanding the current and somewhat pereniptory report to, the contrary, we, learn from a respectable correspondent that his Excel lency the LO]tD LIEUTENANT Of IRELAND has no intention to visit Edinburgh during his MAJESTY'S continuance in that capital.—(Morning Chronicle.) On Sunday Lord DUNGLASS, attached to our Embassy at St. Petersburgh, left town for Russia. Same day. Mr. WARD, attached to our Embassy at Madrid, left town for Spain. A very marked impression was produced yes terday in the city, by the intelligence of the sudden death of, Mr. JOHN INGLIs, the East India Director, and partner in the house late 'sous, ELLice, and Co., of Mark-lane. Mr. INGLIS was, we believe, in his 73d year. Few individuals have maintained a higher estimation in commercial affairs, or will cause, in the imme diate circle of their acquaintance, more sincere regret. We forbear to notice any rumour con nected with this unfortunate event. The utmost e:;ertions continue td by made in all parts of the city, to complete .the.peeparations tipsy in. progress for his MA : JEST Y'S, visit, and in the course of the week all the scaffolding for the accommodation of the different public bodies will be erected. Workmen have begun to fit up the stand_ over the Royal Exchange.. On Saturday the City of Edinbttrgh steam packet arrived at Newhaven with upwards, of one hundred packages, containing the throne and plate belonging to his Majesty, which was guarded during the passage by a party of soldiers. The whole packages were safely landed, and con veyed, the throne to Holyreod Palace, and the plate to Dalkeith 'House, undez escorts of military. The same vessel also brought • a large quantity of poultry for the use of his Majesty's hOusehold. The town is 'already crowded with the -;rent influx: of strangers, which has in some degree affected the price of provisionS, seve ral articles having risezi on Saturday. It is expected that his Majesty will visit the University, and with this view the work mien are employed in r reinoving the scaffolding from the interior of the sqUare, and in preparing galleries for spectators, which are to be erected - against the old buildings on the south side of the sqtiard. It is said that the Members of all the Universities in Scotland will attend in Edinburgh, in order to be presented to the King, in separate bodies. His Majesty, in his way to the Royal Box in the Theatre, will pass through the green-room, which-is to be elegantly fatted up for the occasion. -ills Majesty - will enter through the bose-offiee, the alterations on which, for this purpose, were commenced by Mr. 'Murray Friday. We understand .the Peers of Scotland ate to give a Ball in the Assembly Rooms, for which . four hundred tickets will be issued, and for which the most splendid preparations are making, under the.management of a Cominittee of the Peers. The new dress -of the Royal Archers will be most beautiful ; the general outline of it is proposed to be a tartan surtout, reaching .nearly to the knees, with sleeves slashed with green, tartan -trews and stockings, and black rosettes in the shoes • a white satin bow-case across the body, a Robin- Hood's belt, a cap with an eagle's . -feather, and white gloves; reaching half-way up the arm, and ruffs round the neck. They will meet the King at his . landing, and, proceed with him to Holyrood-house. The lion. - Williani.Maule, M.P. for Forfar shire, has sent ; for his Iklujesty table, fen fat bucks from his park at Pannkur.e.. - • . • Workmen are busily employed in repairing the decayed walls upon the Bass Rock, on which Ate-to be -placed six large can nons, for the pin-post:of 'firing a Royal-salute to his Majesty as he enters the Frith of Porth.• A flag-staff, 40 feet in height, is to be put upon the top of the -rock oh which the Royal standard is to be hoisted. It is expected -that' his Majesty will land, as his Royal Highness Prince Leopold did,- during his visit to Scotland ; and to make it more convenient for his Majesty to take a view of the rock, a very broad stair is at present making on the south-east side of the island, -which is the only place that it is' possible to get up, it being inaccessible on all sides except this. • . The loyalty of the Highlanders to their country and Ring re quires no comment. ThellPOrigors inhabiting the mountain ous district of Rannoch, on hearing of the intended visit of their Sovereign to.their native country, immediately assembled at the east end of Loch Rannoch, and were drilled by Liente Want 31'Grigor at Inverhadden, the better to qualify .them for appearance before their Liege, should he honour .thole with his presence. . • - --) f 4 44 '. •-•.'') - ' .. : ' ••.. • .4 mt 1 4 _ i 0 1r I) , 0) 41. 1 . . 4 ; ",' t Iltßit A, —1 ATii ;.- M a '' 1 5,1. 4 '. - / • d , , - : , ... .4_,. , ,%,•- , ,* /t - • • ~ -- --v: '••-•,,, __,..r 4 , ~,i , t r t '•;:... N Q c .,,-.t,,..--- ~. )1, , • '': .f..ER OF 1 1 % ,-- t i e - i. , " .. '=-—.,--,,-------- - 7 , 0,,,) */ , 3 THE KING'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND. 11 , 7n4m2 1 .th . e Ralnburgh:Cour4nt, ilugust 5.1 FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS: Prince Frederick of Holstein; at Gnillon's Hotel, Albemarle , street; from a tour ;. James May'se,Esq. and Captain Berkeley, - at the Ptilteney Hotel, front the Isle of Wight; the Hon. Mr. Clinton and family, at Nerot's Hotel, Clifibrd-street.; the - Hon. Mr. Grey, at the Claremont Ilotel,..from a tour. DEPARTURES.-The Earl and Countess of Harrowby, - Lord Bandon, Ladies Georgina and Mary Ryder, from - Grosvenor street, for the German Spa ;•.Sir John and Lady Robinson, for Buckenden House, near Brandon, in Norfolk; Lord Stowell, for Stowell Park, Gloucestershire . ; Earl Radnor and Lord. Vi scount Folkestone, for Longford Castle, near Salisbury, in Wilt shire ; Right Hon. WilliamDundas, for Scotland ; Sir Wm. and Lady 'Duff Gordon, for Scotland ; the Earl of Roeksavage, and Lady Charlotte Seymour, for Cholmoudeley Castle; Cheshire; the Dowager Countess Powlett, fur Powlett Lodge, TwiCkep ham ; Mr. Vansittart and Lady Turner and family, from the Pulteney Hotel, for their teat in Yorkshire ; the Right Hon, Lord Gort and Lord Dillon, from Nerot's Hotel, Clifford:street. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. Pascoe Grentell, Esq. 111. P., entertained the Earl of Essex, General Keppel, and a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Charles-street,- St. James's-square. Lord Holland had a select party at dinner yesterday at Hol land House. P 0 E . T it V. THE THIEF OVERTAKEN. To Miss E * * * L * * * *. From bough to bough, law bending to - their pow'r, Flirt wanton breezes, wafting through the air, The sounds I lately heard in joyful hour, Which savage TIME, -remorseless, void of care, Snatch'd from me ; took them to a distant shore, To Devon's rocks ; he carelessly the while Meaning to drown them'in the Ocean's roar, And slur the gallantry of Britain's Isle. Thus outrag'd lie each sadly pleasing thought, The thrilling half and half 'midst care and joy ; Quick press'ehe on, nor look'd behind, till caught By Love's win& Minister, the darling Boy. Old Time 'ere then had reacted the lofty rock, For he had brush'd along, with strides, a mile ; But now came on the check, like magic shock. He stood aghast ; insensible awhile. For faithful Cupid's fairy•piv.v'r and spell Had sped before him, swift, to fix the toil ; - The hardy Rocks then knew his cry so well, That manfully they seiz'd the Robber's spoil. Yes, the dear sounds the. Monster stole -from me, Did, quick as spark from the struck flint, return ; And Ici-ro, with her slow , sure haite and glee, I heard, at distance,_ bid me not to mourn. I dried my eyes ; in swelling tones, at last The fond 'response, romantic rolling came ; With truant haste around this Isle it past, 'Tis nigh—'is here—'tis gentic EMMA'S NAME July 25, 1822. * •*. a • THE LONG SMITHFIELD TROTTER. A singular match took ,place yesterday on the Croydon road. A Mr. Melshani had purchased what was termed a long lazy boned trotter, and the price asked was seven sovereigns. Five and Fin at you, said a flash caper, too fly within himself to give away, a second chance while a knocker was at hand. Melsham saw nothing but blood and bone about the horse, and he gave a quid in earnest for the prod, which had lost all teeth coping seven year:; .ago. A. good paddock, cleansing with showery grass, with a feed of corn, brought the horse round ; and symp toms were evident there was nothing amiss within. This was, perhaps; the first chance the horse ever had of shelving quality; as to quantity that was much disputed. The horse started with two boys, weighing 17 stone, upon his back, to trot 14 miles - within an hour, and he did it clerverly in two minutes within time. The horse was bdughtin March last, and 100 gs were bid for him after this match. PIDDING and Co. No. 1,, Cornhill, remind the Public that Next Tuesday, (Aug. 13) will be the Last Day of. Drawing the present Lottery, and the Conclusion of the Contract ; in that One Day Two Prizes of THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS are to be decided, and probably they are amongst the Numbers now on sale at the Lucky Corner, 1, Cornhill. MARRIAGE ACT AMENDMENT BILL. FOR THE SUN. TO TIIE RIGHT HON,ITHE EARL OF ELDON, LOAD CLIANCELLOR Q# ENGLAND, &C. &C. LETTER ,IV. My Lonn,--r-I pass over the provisions of the Act' relative to the persons who will be officially connected with the - Rxecution of it, although 'I think the provisiOns themselves extremely and unnecessarily severe, and by no means explicit as to the party or parties upon whom the punish ment inflicted by them will fall. The comfort and safety of these persons are of trivial conse quence when put in competition with, the con venience and welfare of the public. I can, how ever, conceive cases of great individual hardship, which . may and will occur under the Act to these Gentlemen, but shall hasten to matters of more importance. The 14th Section of the Act provides, " that 44 no person shall, from and after the passing of the Act, be deemed authorized by law to " grant any license for the solemnization of any " marriage except the Archbishops of Canterbury " and York, according to the rights now vested " in them respectively ; and except the several " other Bishops within their respective Dioceses, " for the marriage of persons, one of whom shall " be resident at the time within the Diocese of the " Bishop in whose name such license shall be " granted, &c." In this Clause, my Lord there is much more than meets the eye, and its opera-1 tion will be attended with no minor consequences. it is well known that throughout the kingdom there are a great number of peculiar jurisdictions which have, for time immemorial, possessed the power of granting licenses of marriage ; and many of which are completely exempt from the jurisdic tion of the suffragan Bishop in whose Diocese they are locally situate. Some of these jurisdic tions are of more ancient standing than even the Sees themselves, and have their patent officers, &,c. &c. the same as the Bishop's Courts. My Lord, by the clause which I have just copied, the juris- ' diction of these peculiars to grant licenses of marriage is taken away as from Monday the 9.,2d ult. What notice did the officers of these pe culiar Courts receive, that their power of grant ing licenses was annihilated from the 22t1 ult.? None—and therefore, before an intimation of what the Act had done could possibly reach them, a great number of licences would have been issued under the authority of these Courts—every mar riage solemnized under which will be in jeopardy until Parliament interfere to render them valid ! Surely, my Lord, it would have been far better for all parts of the Bill to have taken effect at one and the same time ;—as it is, some of th.rn take effect from the time of its passing, while others are dormant until the Ist September next, and in the instance to which I have just referred, the inconvenience and danger are apparent. — Who, too l 1 ask, is now to grant licences of mar riages in Royal peculiars, exempt from the juris diction of both the suffragan Bishop and the pro vincial Archbishop, or in peculiars exempt from the jurisdiction of the local Bishop, and where the appeal lies to the Metropolitan ? The 16th Section of the Act provides for the manner in which publication of banns is to be made from and after the Ist of September next. Nothing, my Lord, can be urged against the precautions which the Act provides in this par ticular ; but what can be said to the tremendous -the sweeping confiscations of property which will attend any false statements or affidavits leading to the publication of banns ? These, I take it, will be far more numerous than those which will be produced by licence ; and, as pre cisely the same arguments apply to them as to those connected with marriages by license, I for - bear to dwell further on so painful a subject.— With respect, however, my Lord, to this part of the Bill, I cannot resist observing that the 19th section of the Act, which establishes the vali dity of marriages by banns, though the publica tion were made under false or assumed names, appears to render the publication perfectly use less. Correctness as to names, both christian and sirname, has hitherto been considered as of the " essence, of publication ;" and surely this is rea sonable ; for if . false names are to be adopted, how can a parent or guardian exercise his right of forbidding the marriage at the time of the pub lication of the banns ‘Vhat a cruel situation will an affectionate parent or provident guardian be placed in to be incapable of forbidding the banns through a want of knowledge of the as sumed names of the parties, and then, when too late, obliged to witness his darling child or favourite ward, the object of his most fervent affection, or most intense solicitude, dashed upon the stones ofadversity by an imprudent marriage Although the Act does not exactly use the term, yet I should conceive that a " false description" of the parties, or an erroneous.place of residence r stated in the affidavit, would not, after solemni zation, vitiate a marriage. • If this be so, and the false description he joined to the false or assumed names, how will it be possible in large and popu lous parishes (the places which will be invariably resorted to by parties having clandestine pur poses in view) for parents and guardians to exer cise their right of dissent ? I now, my Lord, lay down my pen; having ventured to obtrude upon your Lordship what has occurred to me upon a perusal of the Mar riage Act Amendment Bill. Clear it is, that such an Act, without explanation or amendment, cannot long remain upon the Rolls of an English Parliament. What are the precise provisions necessary to be introduced, and the alterations to be made, it is not for one of my limited sphere in life to suggest. It is, however, tolerably ob vious, that unless parents and guardians are, in some degree, restored to the situation in which they stood previous to the passing of the late Act, the consequences to society will be such as can only be contemplated to be dreaded. I have purposely, my Lord, avoided remarking upon the effects attached to the retrospective clause of the Bill ; as the protests which were entered by certain Noble Lords against the passing of it so clearly illustrate them ; and as I do not con ceive myself competent to trace its tendency through its various ramifications. Now that the law upon the subject has become a matter of deep conalderation, and the danger • id loconve; nience of any thing, like hasty or imperfect legis lation are 'so apparent; a .:hope .may -surety be indulged,.that the combined exertions of those best competent to appreciate and utgleptand the various : conflicting and majeMicint4ests cittnnected with the subject, will produce ; a 49..con,summation de voutly to be wished" in ,theshspe. 9f a legislative enactment, which, while it win protect the rights of the parent and the interests of. the child—the comfort of the ward and ,the quthority of the guardian—will diffuse extepsive benefit, give stability to property, sql,sat i Nfaption'to the com munity at large. ForenAst:jn,:the rattles of those to whom the Englih,natiOn'yfill naturally look for an accomplishment of •these desilible ends your Lordship appears-; an ,indulging an earnest hope that you may long be Awed to your coun try as a powerful assertor and vigilant guardian of her laws, liberties, and religion, .1 have the honour to subscribe inyself,,my Lord, your Lord ship's faithful and obedient servant, August 5, 1822. BRITANNICUS. . . ROYAL . NAVY: ‘Adrnirolly ()Six ' 1822. His Majesty having been graciously pleased by - his Order in Council of the 28th February, 1822, to direct that the exami nation for Schoolmasters in die Royal Navy, hitherto held at the Trinity House, shall in fLtare take place sathe Royal Naval College at Portsmouth, the Lorcl.-Commissicecis of the Admi ralty hereby give notice, that t'uth examination will take place at the Royal Naval College, on:the last MbAday in each month. The subjects, on .which candidates for warrants as School masters will be examined, are as follows : and no person can be examined without producing a.letter from some Flag officer, or some Captain commanding a ship in comthission, to which A Schoolmaster is allowed, requesting that. the -Candidate may be examined, on an order from the Secretaiy . of the Admiralty. Schoolmasters, qualified under this examination, will receive the pay established by Order in Council of 25th Nov. 1816, and no more. • SUBJECTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOIL THE SITUATION OF SCHOOLMASTER IN HIS DIAJESTY'S NAVY. 1. Arithmetic, and vulgar and decimal fractions. 2. The principles of geOMetry, as far as is • necessary for the understanding of the principles, &c. of plait and spherical tri gonometry. 3. Algebra, as far as the solutions of • simple and quadratic equations. 4. The principles of plane and spherical trigonometry, and their application in the solution of the different cases of rect angular and oblique triangles. 5. Navigation, comprising the common :problems in Mer cator sailing, middle latitude sailing, parallel sailing, and cur rent sailing; the method of using the log, and working a day's work. 6._ Nautical astronomy,_ comprising the use of the quadrant, sextant, and azimuth compass, at sea and on shore. The different methods of finding the latitude by_the meridian alti tude of the sun, moon, or a fixed star; by the altitude of the Pole star ; by two altitudes of the sun or a star, and the elapsed time ; or by two altitudes of different bodies, and the elapsed time. The methods of finding the longitude by timekeepers, a'td by lunar observation. The methods of finding the varia tion of the compass. 7. The method of constructing a Mercator% chart, and using it at sea. 8. The method of conducting a marine survey, under diffe. rent circumstances. By Command of their Lordships, J. W. CROKER, To all persons whom it doth and may concern. MERCANTILE SIIIPPING. DEAL, Air°. 7.—Wind S.Vir:--Catne down from the River last night and sailed the Nimble, Wrightson, for Seville.— Sailed this morning the Regalia, Collins; for Van Dieman's Land. PORT atotrrii, AUG. 7.—Wind 5.W..--Arrived his Ma jesty's ship Beaver from Rio Janeiro: PLYMOUTH, AUG. 6.—Wind S.—Arrived the Venerable, Scorching, from Memel. Off the port the Sachen, from Philadelphia. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD RACES, Au°. 5. Gold Cup.—The following horses started : Lord Jersey's Sporus •-•- 1 Sir A. Coke named bl. c. Gleaner . 2 Mr. Pryse's Dr. Eady 3 Duke of Marlborough named ch. C. Careless 0 Earl of Macclesfield named b. g . Philip = - - 0 Mr. Annesley named gr. f. by Young Grimaldi . Mr. Peers named b. f. Souvenir - _ 0 Mr. Davison's ch. g. Liberty - - - - 0 Careless, Philip, gr. f. by Young . Grimaldi, and Souvenir, were beat the first mile ; Liberty about the third. The four miles were run in seven minutes 15 seconds, the fastest race ever known for this Cup. A Match for 50,gs each, play or p, rode by the owners, Lord Muneaster and Mr. Molony.—Two miles.—Mr. M. to carry 121 h. less than' Lord M.'s lhehtest weight. Lord Moncaster's ch. h. Tandem by Reubens - - 1 Mr. Molon'ys b. g. Hersham, by %N alton - - - 2 Any odds might be had against his Lordship, who, contrary to general opinion, won it in grad style by half a neck ' • and the manner in which both totle'would.not have disgraced New market jockeys. Fifty Pouni:3, the gift •of the Members for the City, for any horse, &c. not thorough-bred, and that never won 501. at any one time, the bona fide property of Freeholders of the County of Oxford or Freemen of the City; and which have been their property one month before.runtung.. Mr. T. Barnet's b. in. Curragh- .1. - Mr. Faulkner's b. in. Slouch .- 4 - Mr. Merry's gr. m. Maid of the Mill 3 4 There were four heats.—Currag,h the favourite at starting -2 to 1 on her after the first heat—after the second heat 3 to 2 on Slouch—after the third-heat 2 to 1 on the Maid of the 141i11.—A good betting race. ‘• , ••• - r , , , DESPERATE GANG OF HORSE -sTEALE_T.3.—'sunnownignt, about 11 o'clock, 3 horses belonging.to a Mr. Leach, a baker, of Streatham, Surrey, were stolen out of a field, and the thieves passed thro' the toll-gate, at Real% with them at ten minutes before 12, a distance of 1G mites; which - . they did in ten minutes within the hour." The Animals on Arriving it the gate were ready to drop from fatigue, and ivere "shoeltiogly jaded. The r ',ober-, five in number; proceeded in their sivieretreer to Earl wood Common, from whence they . drove - ty; . 5 , .. more horses into the farm-yard belonging to Illr Hardin .. At this time, two labouring men, named Wilftnin'Woocl . . CP,John Gaston, were returning home on the high:.road, an Bearing a noise in Harding,"a yard, which they. considered AroSe from the carter tqing.to catch his borses,,an4 ethinklng .they would be some assistance 'to him, they went,td the gate of `; t ic farm-yard, and called mit, " John Rue/dant; is that . your,, ,They received the answer from two of the xeil?bets., of " D.-.nn your eyes, what do you want ?'! .and at the same ni9inent: they were pounced unon by two fellows, who felled .thdrn. to the ground with short bludgeons with which they were awned;., and commenced beat ing them till they were nearly. .lifeleiss and bleeding profuse ly from their, wounds ; one of the ',lidSians bit Mt' the end of oae of Wood's fingeri. TheY were row reinforeed by the other three rOtbe:s who rode the stolen horses; and endeavoured to cause the animals to trample ors them,.but finding they did not succeed, they dismounted, and All five codwienced beating the poor fellows till they were nearly dead. ' On of the villains ex claimed, " let us kill the b----s: ' After they had so disabled the men, they unsaddled the three Wks' they stole from Streatham, and placed thetas on three , of the others, and the robbers having mounted 'a horse each; rode off towards Salfo:d Gate, about a mile further. Weioel and i puston were so dread fully injured they could not give the least alarm. On the road to Salford the robbers were met by •a farmer named Thompson. of Reigate, three of whom, on seeing:Him, turned their horse; heads and galloped back towards' Veteell:in ; the other two pro ceeded as fares the Chequers, then:her 4(1,1pf Salford Gate, wher., they halted a short time, and thengAlloppeNoward s I Kind on again after tl . eir associates. The robbers were tra'ced to Merstharn , whc e all clue was lost. The villains are suprified to be part of I t not , d horse-stealers, wlo were only clischargd from Brixton Haus , of Correction on Saturday last, after two ears confinement, ara if so their per - sons are well known to th6lfolice. The poor men, Wood and. (iaston, who- were so inhumanly treated, are now lying dangerously ill at Pateridgc Wood, 'and are attend.d by Mr. - Steel, the surgeon, at Reigate. Yesterday Mr. R. Roily, The High Constable of the Hundred ofl3rixton, to whom two of the stolen homes belong, gave informa.tionat the Police-office, Union Hall, and the whole of the officers were instructed by the Magistrate to be on the alert for the robbers. Mr. Leach's horses were left behind by the thieves, ' - .