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It 'ounded m, that he ova aomina palities, r privt lurches, baciples he dig 1, as is customary when the question of peace or war is to be determined, the Mufti, the Great Officers of State, the Viziers of the Porte then at Con stantinople, the heads of the Ulemas, and the Chiefs of the: Janissaries, attended ; and is it at all probable, after so solemn a decision, that a repetition of the same arguments as were previ ously used by the Ambassadors of the Medi ating Powers, can induce the Turkish Govern ment to retract their decision and accede to the very terms which they have publicly declared to be inconsistent with the interests lof their re ligion and the dignity of the throne ? We have already stated that the Sultan, at the earnest intercession of the Mediating Powers, had con sented to reconsider his answer ; yet, however favourable that concession may appear to the preservation of peace in the opinions of sonie , Persons, we repeat our firm belief that no alteration in the Turkish decision will be made for the reasons above stated, joined with the determined hostile attitude the Porte has since assumed, and the vigorous mi litary preparations she is prosecuting. The other articles of intelligence from Vieuna are highly warlike, and rumour states, that the house of Rothschild is negociating a fresh loan for the Austrian Government.— The Consti- tutionnel contains a long article dated Hamburgh, April 6th, respecting the negociations said to be on foot between England and Denmark, for the Exchange of all the Islands of Denmark, being Sealand Funen, &c. and the Penin sub. of Jutland, as far as the river Eider, against the kingdom of Hanover, England tak ing upon itself all the Danish debts. The de. sire of commanding the entrance of the Baltic, and thus having an effectual check on the com merce of Russia ; and secondly, the possibility of the separation of the crown of Hanover from that, England, in case the latter should devolve to a female, are stated as the motives of England for seeking this exchange. irxtract from the Agent to Lloyd's at Lisbon, dated March 29.] " The Portuguese frigate Perola has brought in the. Heroine corvette, of Buenos Ayres, War. AlAssoN commander, mounting 26 guns and 134 men ; she was captured on the 20th instant, after several hours chace, and made no resist ance whatever." While contemplating the truly " radical" pro ject now before Parliament, for the regulation of 'est India commerce, it is impossible to look back without feelings of regret and mortification to the language of that celebrated report delivered by the Committee of Privy Council for trade and Plantations in 1791, where, speaking of a com mercial treaty with America, the Lords of Coun cil observe to GEORGE the Third,—" It will be right, in an early stage of this negociation, ex illicitly to declare that Great Britain never can submit even to treat on what appears to be the favourite object of the people of these States, that is, the admission of the ships of the United States into the ports of your MAJESTY'S Colonies and islands." Such and so decided was at that time the opinion of considerate and enlightened British Statesmen, with respect, at least, to any perma tent arrangement ; and if we are now to abandon at once a policy, of late so strenuously insisted °ll, to give up, unreservedly, and for ever, a point ou which, at that time, we would not even hear Proposals, the public may reasonably demand to he informed, before such a resolution is taken, what America has deserved of us in these lattei Tears ; what has occurred in that period to render the proposed compliance more consistent with the 'tional honour and welfare ; what irresistible concurrence of exigencies has forced it upon us 411 11 what expedients have been tried for averting, if possible, the necessity of so absolute a sub tuission.—Great Britain having on the one hand laid down, and in the main tenor of her policy (notwithstanding many temporary relaxations) exhibited a resolution to abide by the principle to Which we have adverted, America, on her part, r efused any longer to continue her dealings with the British Colonies, unless her vessels should be admitted without reserve into the Colonial ports. Both nations standing thus committed, the point of honour is of course given up by that which first abandons the exclusive system. It may be said that when great interests are at stake, a Mere punctilio of national honour must not be too obstinately maintained. We deny that such Points can ever be given up, and especially be tween nations that are naturally rivals, without substantial injury. But waiving this considera tion, we think that interest as well as honour de mands a trial, at least, of other expedients within our reach before we fly to the extreme point of concession. .Various modes of relief, various re laxations of our mercantile system, have been Pointed out ; falling short of that general dissolution 'to be apprehended from. the present scheme, but which still afford considerable benefit-to our com plaining Colonists, and would serve to shew 'our commercial adversaries that we, have some means of counteracting their hostility, without resorting to an absolute surrender. These intermediate measures would, it may be presumed, enable us to maintain our own. system inviolate in all its essential points, till our opponents, - pressed by their own needs, or induced by their senge of ex pediency, should themselves be anxious for a compromise. But by thus yielding every de-' mend at once, we tempt our rivals to take ad vantage of our acknowledged necessities, to ren- der the terms of accommodation less equitable, and perhaps to insist upon conditions unthought of before. Nor have we in such a case any al ternative but to comply with such demands as may be urged, or to disappoint our Colonists of the hoped for relief, and return, dissatisfied and disgraced, to some of, those other expedients which, if resorted to in the first instance, would perhaps prove hardly less,efficacious, and at all events would itwolve -no sacrifice of national .credit and independence.--ThO subject appears in a still more discouraging, and even an alarm ing point of view, if we consider the disadvantage to which these measures would expciO . Great Britain, in the event of a quarrel sii . th America. By confessing ourselves incapable of a further struggle on the present occasion, we shew her and all the world how the torture may suc cessfully be applied hereafter, and that machi nery which is now 60 powerful, in her hands, will, after our submission, - become every day more available to the 'purposes of intimidation and coercion. This is evident from the rea sonings of those who plead most strongly for the unrestricted intercourse. If the com merce of America be now so necessary to the West India planter, how will he be able to dispense with it when a long series of years shall have confirmed, his dependence on the Re publican market for supply and consumption ? Accustomed to lean on the American trade, as the sure prop of his prosperithwill he endure, at a fu ture period, to hear of that stay being withdrawn ? However intolerable the conduct, however dan gerous the pretensions of Arnerica may become, this Country, if provoked to-offer resistance, will be threatened with a suppression of the West India Intercourse, and-those threats will then be seconded by lamentations and 'forebodings of the planters, a thousand times 'more melancholy, and perhaps better founded in reason, than those which now assail us. To resist aggressions thus enforced will require extraordinary firmness in the Government and great union in the Country, and the ruin or loss of our West India Islands may, in that state of things, become really inevi table. A sure consequence of submission in this matter, and one which it would be folly to sup pose unheeded by our adversaries, is. the final decay of our North American Colonies. Our -Government may ho pe, or profess to hope, that the intercourse between these Settlements and the West Indies can be kept alive under the proposed 'system, by the help of protecting duties. Ame rica knows that ,this will'noti - and is, we are sure,' determined that it shill not, happen. With the command which we are about to give her, of our commercial policy, she would be guilty of a most unwonted dulness if she suffered these Colonies to flourish for her detriment, or omitted the fa fourable opportunity of blighting and bringing them low. She has two great objects to accom plish by the depression of the British American Provinces : their weakness favours her designs of continental aggrandizement, and the disuse and consequent decay of their markets will tend in a great measure to cut O'ff those sources of supply which at present help - to render us inde pendent of the Republican trade in times of dis agreement. —To sum up this argument in a word, by adopting the intended measures, we shall be, as far as colonial policy is concerned, admitting a bridle into our mouths, in the fond hope. that America will want inclination or dexterity to seize and manage the rein. When we revolve these considerations; when we ask, with the Quar terly Reviewer, what is to become of 220,000 tons of shipping and 16,000 seamen, now secure in the West India trade, and of 300,000 tons and 22,000 seamen in the trade with the North Ame rican Colonies, after the proposed system.shall have had what we consider to be its unavoidable effect ; when we view the injury that will result from it to British trade and manufactures by , clandestine as well as open competition ; when we think of the deep discouragement it will cast upon all maritime professions in our country, and the wound it will thereby 'inflict upon the very roots of that naval strength with which the na tional greatness and independence ,are destined to flourish or decline; and when we contemplate, on the other hand, the limited and precarious benefits expected from this policy even by its warmest advocates, we cannot think it possible that Parliament will consent to the bold, un compromising decrees now offered 'for its sanc tion. We anxiously cherish the hope, at least, that our legislators, duly estimating the import ance of this question, and weighing the sugges tions and remonstrances of all who may justly claim a hearing on the subject, will allow them selves time to mature such a sound and tempe rate project as may afford relief to our Colonists without surrendering the honour of the Mother Country, impairing her strength, or endangering her independence. There is an infamous attack in the Old Times of this day upon Mr. HESSE, the Secretary to the State Lottery Office, in Somerset-place, which requires some notice, though the notorious ma lignity of that Paper is too well , understood for its aspersions to have any prejudicial effect upon those against whom its venom may be directed. But what is the fault of Mr. HESSE which has thus drawn upon him all the scurrility that can issue from ' that sink of polltitionthe Old Times? Why that, in conformity to Acts of 'Parliament, and in obe dience to the orders of 'Government, he has by two hundred public notices warned the Provin cial Journalists of this country against the inser tion of advertisements in favour of' Foreign Lot teries, and that likewise according to the ; orders of Government he has mitigated the penalties incurred by those whO have been. guilty Of the offence to a small part of the penalties to which they were consequently subject ! Such is the alleged " head and front" of the conduct which has ekcited the libellous malevolence 'of the 014,7 1 iines against this Gentleman. But that despicable Paper is not contented with having as sailed his public conduct ; it has also attacked his private character, and even directed its lee l i)le malice and pointless ridicule against his very clam 6 , , as if it seemed to court the contempt, in dignation, and abhorrence of mankind. But the cloven foot appears, in its surmise that . MI% Ilcsst ha's sent the Advertisements' (rem his Office ; to The New Times, a Paper that is conducted by a Gentleman whose literary sup port of the Old Times raised'that Paper into an extent of 'circulation which 'it never previously attained, and • hhs brought tl Niqii Times into. stich..high estimation, that the Old Times, stung wit47 - its success to the extreme of 'Malice, treni bles at its prosperity. But it remains to say a few words of Mr. llLssr He is , 'from all We have , heard, a G en tl eman ,we ll educated, who has' improved his knowledge by travelling through the classic regions, of the Continent, is a' Barrister by profession, but has relin quished - the uncertain- pursuits of that profession for a permanent and by no means inactive esta blishment under Government. Mr. likssE has, we understand, a family, and sons who possess such abilities, and who have had the advantage of such an education, as qualify them to become useful and valuable members, of society. Such, we are assured, is the character and condition of Mr. HESSE, and such are the objects that no Journal but the Old Times would select for private revenge and, shameless scurrility. IRELAND.—On Thursday a farmer, in, the neighbourhood of Nine Mile House, County Tipperary, was shot for having disregarded the notices which had been'served upon him by order of General Rock. On Friday, the Rev. JoHN CROKER, of Croom Glebe, a Magistrate of the County of Limerick, was also nearly assassinated by two ruffians, who snapped their blunder busses at him while he was travelling with his servant. Both the pieces providentially missed fire. The villains were shortly afterwards pursued ; but they effected their escape.— At Cork Assizes, Heffernan, the shopkeeper convicted before the Special Commission of sell ing gunpowder to the insurgents, has• received sentence of death. No day, however, was fixed for his execution.=-We 'observe that the inde fatigable Sir HARCOURT Ltts, Bart. continues earnestly and eloquehtly - atir impress "upon Go vernment and the Pubik his conviction, that the present disorders in li j elain) are connected with an extensive plan 'of insurrection, both in England and on the COntinent. Some of the circumstances of the outrages in the neighbour hood of Ipswich certainly seem to strengthen Sir IlAncounT's'opinion. He has long and ear nestly maintained that the ' Irish is only a branch of a general confederacy against the State,—that the Jesuits are at the bottom of it,—that they are actively employed as emissaries in Loth Eng land and Ireland,—and that they have communi cations with the Continent. From an Official Return, printed by order of the House of Commons, it appears that the total quantity of foreign Butter imported into the United Kingdom In the year ending sth January, 1821, was 68,291 cwts., of which 65,914 cwts. was from Holland alone. In the year ending sth Jan. 1822, the total importation of foreign Butter was 115,649 cwts., of which 98,968 cwts. was from Holland. The total quantity of foreign Cheese imported was in the former year 83,172 cwts.; and in the latter year 84,068 cwts.—The total quantity of But ter imported into Great Britain from Ireland, and the Isles of Guernsey, Jersey, and •Man, was in the former year 457,996 cwts. ; in the latter year 413,267 cwts.—These vast importa tions must be deeply injurious to the English agri culturists, at the same time that they prove, particularly • in the case of Ireland, the extreme wretchedness of the exporting countries. We observe that the total quantity of Butter imported from Ireland has rapidly increased since 1811. At, present it is equal to about three oriarters of a pound weekly from each family in Ireland, and is an in stance of the cruel extent to which the food i produced by her unfortunate peasantry is withdrawn from their own consump tion., The country which raises its profits, rents, and revenue., in a great measure, by, the exportation of the food'of its people must be in a most wretched conditi on i n d ee d ! N or i s the evil confined to itself. Ireland, by 'pouring her agricultural produce into England, not only starves her own population till they are driven to rebellion, but deprives The English labourer of em ployment, the English farmer of a market, the English land lord of his rent, and the English/manufacturer and tradesman of their best customers I. ,The pulley, whicb, regulates 'these matters l or rather which leaves them wholly unregulated, is :ra4inPliy wrong, and ought withotit loss of time to be cor.: .meted. But the fashionable Economists will tell us, that when nations are blessed with a free trade, they themselves are best judges of the manner in which thleir superfluities can be most advantageously exchanged. Letthem look at poor Ireland for a practical illustration of their theories. The Morning Chronicle of this day contains extracts from a letter, said to have been written by a person named MACIRONE. This person's name was sometime since familiar to the public, and we think he did not appear to advan tage in the Strictures of The Quarterly Review. In the letter in question he styles the King of NAPLES a " perjured Despot." We know not whether this same MACIRONE is now in this country, but if he is, we think, he should not pass unnoticed for this. indecent attack upon a Sove reign in alliance with the British Throne. Last night, at twenty-five minutes past eight o'clock, his MAJESTY arrived at his Palace in Pall-mall from Brighton. His Majesty travelled with his own horses from the Cock Inn at Sutton. —All the personages who attend the ensuing Levee and Drawing Room and future Courts, must be presented to the King - on his Coronation, except they were present at the Levee and Drawing Room a few days after the Coronation ) or the last Levee. . FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS: , The Duke and Duchess of Northumbotland, in St. James's square ; the Marquis and Marchioness of-Londonderry, from their seat in Kent ; Viscount and Viscountess Downe, from their seat Cowick Hall, Yorkshire ; Sir Roger and Lady Sophia Gresley, at their house in Conduit-street, -from Paris ; Sir John and Lady Pollen, in Upper Grosvenor-street, from their seat, Redenham, Rants ; Lady Mary Bentinck, in Charles-street, Berkeley-square; Lieutenant-Colonel Barne, in Portugal-street; Earl and Countess of Errol and Miss Fitz clarence, in Audley-square ; Marquis, Marchioness, and the Ladies Cornwallis, in Old Burlington-street ; Earl and Coun tess of Ashburnharn ; Lord Eardley ; Lord Boston and the Hon. Miss Irby ; the Earl and Countess of Darnley ; the Earl and. Countess of Surrey ; Lord and Lady Saye and Sele ; Ad miral Sir Thomas Becket, Bart, ; Lord and Lady Gage ; the Marquis of Queensberry ; the Earl of Essex. DErAwrintEs.,---The Marquis of Salisbury, for Hatfield ; House ; Colonel and . Mrs. Montague, for . ) Dover ; Mrs. Cooke • and family, from Neroes Hotel; Mr. fnd Mrs. Butler, from ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Simpson,fnoni.,ditto. . FASHIONA - BLE PARTIES. The Chancellor of the Exchequer came; to town yesterday from Blackheath. The Right Hon. Gentleman will give a grand dinner to a numerous-party next Tuesday, it being the celebration of: the King's birth-day—aim Marquis of Lon donderry will entertain the Foreign Ambassadors and. Minis ters on that diy.—Most of the Ministers and Officers of State will have parties on that day. The Duke of Norfolk entertains a distinguished party this day, at his house in St. James's-square. The Earl of Derby entertained the Directors of the Ancient Music and a large party yesterday, at his house in Grosvenor square. _ _ _ • _ . . Countess Munster gives a splendid rout this evening, at her house in Grosvenor-place. The Earl of Liverpool has issued cards of invitation for an entertainment on the II th of May, at Fife House. The Hon. Col. Stanhope, after his election for Dartmouth, gave a splendid ball and supper to his friends, and the Ladies of the Borough and its vicinity. LONDON ORPHAN ASYLUM.—Yesterday the Seventh An niversary Dinner of this most useful Charity was held at the City of London Tavern ; his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK in the Chair. The company was numerous and re spectable ; the subscriptions announced at the close of the even ing amounted to little short of 2,0001. By the Report of the Board of Managers, it appeared, that " since the preceding Anniversary Twelve Children have left the Asylum, their term of education being completed to the satisfaction of the Board : Thirty-five have been admitted durin,g the same time - ; leaving the number of those on the Establishment, One Hundred and Thirty-two."—The evening passed off in the most convivial and agreeable manner, owing, in no small degree, to the polite and anxious attention of the Stewards. TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—ArrivaU at this fashionable water ing place, during the last week, exceeded 41 precedent, at this early season of the year; but the water, having wrought such miracles in the restoration of so many valuable lives from the verge of the grave, to health and cheerfulness, this manifest preference given to the Wells is not to be wondered at. POETRY. EPIGRAMS. ON A QUACK DOCTOR. Reader, Sangtado is, alas ! no more; He visits those he visited before! ON DtATIli.• 3' Ori Death, though wit to*#74-IWaY'd, • No Epigram could e'er . be' thade ; - - , Poets stop snort and lose their breath, When coming to the point of death ! SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOM RACES, WEDNESDAY, Arnim 17. The Races produced by the Surrey Hunts have, until this year, afforded a fine day's sport ; the fineness of the morning► attracted much company, but unusual disappointment fol lowed, as the sports were very indifferent. Three horses only started for The Farmers' Pia' eof £5O. TWo-mile heats. Mr. Maydewell's b. In. 6 y i r i s, lltb. 1 1 Mr. Gray's br. m. 5 yrs, bit. 311 s. - - Mr: -Holman's Dancing -master • . dis. Won in a canter. There was .no -betting; nor did we recog. nise a regular Tattersall'sfrequenter. there. A Sweepstakes of 20gs each,f. Two-inde heats. Mr. Kingston's ch. h. Friar Bacon. Mr. Field's ch. h. Lounger - . Mr. Wight's br. h. Dominechino - . A good race ; • 5 to 4 on the winner. 9 9 1 1 • 2 2 • 3 3 ..,, .. . . ...... ,4 rY, I .t. ..' -: ~.... 1 7 1 N . , ~..01 1%, - ..... ,l'All _::,•;,, ....,. L_4l. ~. ~:,?,, -. ; ',113 , ,.., „ :ii:. .._, z...,,,,,..::.....4.11,,,....i.._.____.....cr...,,,, \.; „- . ,. .ite ir ... , :, , ; : 0 .. ‘. 4 - 0,/,, iy .47,4;. •15 . fi .. , i .. ,;(;) :eh) ii;;;*C'="1_,......,: . • -:, _ ~ . .- - eb + ;.• ~ ) o lik- ) i, s , ,t , • ; ' , Itt - -- 7 - 7 - e e tik . • • - 'II NATIONAL SOCIETY. Yesterday the General National Society for the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church, held their Meeting at St. Martin's Vestry Room. Present : Archbishops of Canterbury, and York ; Bishops of London, WOrcester, Bangor, Chester, and Exeter ; Lord Kenyon ; Si r James angham, Bart. ; Archdeacon Watson ; and other Members of the Committee. Several fresh Schools were united to the So ciety, and several grants of money were made to wards the erecting of School-rooms, particularly one of 2001. in aid of the School at Wakefield. Mr. WONTNER, the Head City Marshal, will 4ucceed Mr. BRfiwx as the Keeper of Newgate: Mr, COPE has been e treMely active, and, it is said, very SuCcessfiil in his canvas for the vacancy occasioned by . Mr. Wotri*tit's removal. A' AMAZON.—A Bth has passed the Houses of Assembly of Pennsylvania granting an. nnuity to Molly Ma. cailley, for services she' re ndered during the revolutionary war. Xr appeared, this heroine ha braved the hards'hipa of the camp, and dangers of the field, withler husband, who was a' oldier of the revolution, " and the Bill in her favxmi passed without a dis senting voice.—( Ante, lean Paper.)' Mrs. GLOSSOP , late MissPEARON, but better known by the appellation cline English CATA.• LANI it is said, has returned to London from Italy / where she has been for some yearS improv ing her wonderful voice under the first masters there. The new road from Leeds, through Pontefract; to Barns dale and Doncaster, under the superintendance of John L. M'Adam, Esq., and which is surpassed by no public road in the kingdom, seems likely to be brought freely into use. The Royal Leeds Union Coach took this route for the first time on S'aturday, the 23d ult., and was driven into Pontefract by Lord Pollington, amidst the joyful acclamations of immense concourse of spectators. The six hones by which it was drawn were splendidly decorated with ribbons,.preceded by a band of music, and the bells rung a merry peal. The Barnsdale road is upwards of four miles nearer than by Ferrybridge ; and from its excellent condition, the Union generally arrives from forty minutes town bour earlier in Leeds than formerly. ATTEMPTED SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning C. Dew, one of the officers of Queen-Square, was on duty in St. James's Park, when his attention wab attracted by a young gen tleman strolling amongst the trees with a pistol in his hand. The officer ran towards him, and whet% about to seize him, he fired off ,the pistol. Blood flowed from . his head, and it was feared he had wounded himself mortally; but on examination, it proved only a flesh wound under.the Jaw. He was found to be a lodger at a tavern in the neighboushood, to which x)lace he was conveyed. Love, it is. reported ) ; was the cause of his at tempting the rash act. • THE THEATRE. DaunY-LANE.—It appears to be the plan of this Theatre, and we trust that it will be equally so with the e other Patentees, to revive the-sterling Comedies of former days. Upon this plan,,we trust, the excellent Comedy of Th Prorjoked Husband was last night brought forward at this Theatre., and though by no means -sb well 'sup ported as we have seen it in former times, yet- it was received by the audience with encouraging success. Mr. COOPER, who is deservedly rising rapidly into public favour, performed the part:of Lord Townly with such feeling and judkinne `as made a strong impression ) and excited a general interest. It is said that when this character was represented by BARRY, in the time of the Prince of WALES (grandfather of his present MAJESTY) the Prince was highly gratified with hiS per formance, and only objected to hiS deport ment. The Prince, therefore, with gracions kindness, if• not critical acumen,. propOsetFto send his dancing -master to the actor, fin —die purpose of improving his deameanour.'• The actor, no doubt, gratefully accepted the con descending offer, but whether to the improvenrcliit of the 'performance is not remembered: Suflii:e it to say of Mr. COOPER, that lie fully 'entered into the feelings of the character, and ''that his . deportment throughout was easy: and 'suit able. Mrs. W. WEST performed the part of L aKJ Tatra y. The careless gaiety of the earlier scenes - sat-uptiti- her with more ease and'humour than we expected, and in the last scene her pe nitence waS natural and affecting-. MUNDEN Made an erroneous change from' Sir Francis Wrotik head tO . 'John : W*4l y. We advise hini to resume the former character, as he will undoubtedly ap pear to more advantage. It has been Thetradj tional practice of Squire Richardand Miss JemiS to indulge themselves in sportive excesses of dumb :hero at the back of the stage while the dial;; ; gne is proceeding in the front. This' practice is •nn just to the actors in front, and to the audience, ds the laughter of the galleries obstructs the dia logue and impedes the developement of charac ter and - the progress of the plot. KNIGHT and Mrs. ORGER should therefore content themselves with the spirit and humour which they display in those characters when they are the interlocutors themselves. POWELL is certainly too far advanced in life for the part of Manly, but he sustained it with so much good sense and feeling as gave it due effect. Miss GRIMANI was the Lady Grace. She was rather too lively for so grave and moral a character; and addressed what she spoke too much to the audience, a common error, however, in the profession. WATKINSON was a tolerable representative of Sir Francis, but the character should not have been assigned to him while MUNDEN was in the house. The audience ..as scanty at first, but grad ua lly i ncrease d, and. at length nearly filled the boxes and the pit. MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c. DEAL, APRIL 17.—Wind N.E. and thick tog.—Just come down and sailed the London, Gabber, for Quebec. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 16.—Wind s.W.—Sailed the Nymph, Radcliffe, and Fanny, Serle, for. the eastward, both under quarantine. The Caroline, Campbell, from Jam, ca for Lon. don ; Lady Popham, Jenkins , do. ; . ul "Duncan; from Hull to Madeira, and several others. FAtifOXITH, APRIL 16.—Wind, light airs and variable.-. Arrived the Dutch ship Do Koophandel, Janson, from Batavia for Amsterdam, short of provisions. The Lady Arabella packet, froth Lisbon, in 16 days ; and Pomona, Graves, from ditto, in 21 days. The Ann, Shellon, from Malta to England, run on shore near Tunis, and has been abandoned by the master ; care landed. The Bergetlm, Herhold, of and from Dram, in attempting to enter Kirkcaldy the 10th inst., got aground, and was owls wrecked;.-part of her cargo, sails, &c. saved. • Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India house, when the following. Commanders took leave of the Cou previous tq their departure for their respective destination% viz. :—Capt. Richard Clifford, Lady Melville ; Captain Jolt Small Henry Fraser, Marquis of Bundy; Captain Robert Wright Norfor, Regent ;. and Capt. Thomas Williams, Prin., cess Amelia, China direct. The undermentioned Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships, viz,:—Cape. Brook Ray, Marchioness of Ely; and. Capt. William Adam son, Winchilsea, consigned to Ben ga l direct. The sloop Nelly of Leith, Captain Spence, arrived at Leith, from Riga, on the 13th inst. with a cargo of hemp and tallow, being the first vessel from that port. She sailed in company with two English vessels, bound to London, both of which she left at the Sound on the 9th inst. The ice broke up about the 15th of March, by which vessels got up to the bridge. The Nelly has only been 37 days from Leith, 20 of which she remain ed at Riga, making her passages out and home in,the short space of 17 days, during the severest of the gales which wehav e lately experienced. lt is, we believe, unprecedented in naval` history for a. vessel to arrive in this country from, Riga, pp earty in April.—( Edinburgh. Courant, .Ipri/ 15.) , We learn from Manchester that business is at present very brisk there. A great deal oflie4 machinery -has lately been set in motion. The' manufaetdres of Glasgow also continue in a flou rishing state. The woollen manufactures of the fine valley of Stroud, in Gloucestershire, ate equal ly, busy, and hard pressed to produce their broadt cloths, blue, black, and scarlet, from Us. to 355. a' yard for Chin, II indostan, Mexico, Peru, Ch ili, and other places : these are no longer taken to Lon.; don by slow weekly waggons, but by daily fly ling vans. We are, however, sorry to learn that the iron' trade in Monmouth is very bad ; and' that tumults were apprehended, on the part of • the workmen, arising from the low rate of wages: —(Leeds intelligencer.) We are sorry to learn that the practice of de stroying farming stock by wilful fire-raising,_ which prevails in some parts of •England, is said.: to have manifested itself in the neighbouring • county of Haddington. The better educatiOn' of the Scottish peasantry, we would fondly, hope, would secure us against outrages of this descrip tion.—,-(Edinburgh Courant, April 15.) ~ Yesterday an Inquest was held at - the Shaltespeaie TaverP x : Eaton-street, Pimlico, before Mr. ,Hioos, Coroner,. on . the body of William Dufoy, a child foui years old, who mop, found drowned in PimliCo Wharf. The _l e ather of the 4e.,. L ceased is a respectable man residing in 4),:e Horseferry-n4. On Monday night the child was missing,'; search was made for him in all directions, and 'at 'last the- body was fouNd among the barges in the wharf. It isaupposed the child 7 . to play- with o th er boys, and fell into tke.:water—Verdiet T , Accitkntally drowned.