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applause with wklcli his health was drank, said that
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his Stivereign no sooner hart the Crown placed upon
his brow than be /*rejected his journey to Ireland.
Tue last toast w.ie prefaced by the Chairman with
some appropriate itb•ervations. He congratulated
the assembly on the harmony stud social fellowship
with which the evening had passed away io delight-
fully ; he trusted the Nippy spirit of conciliation
would not tertuina.e Here, but be perpetuated.
At one o'clock the Lord Mayor and Lord Fingal
retired, when the whole assembly broke up. be-
stowing mutual congratulations, and shakiuk handi
as they parted.

RAMSGA re, Anaun 4, 11141.
The Funeral of the late Rev. Richard Harvey, whom &nth
ere sesounced on the 10th oltibro, took place this day. To
shear the esteem in which this venerable Gentleman was held
by those who knew lien; neerlf Ihd Geollent•ti end respect-
able Tradesmen followed the body is procession from his
late residence is Chapel Place, to St. Lawrence Church,
within which • 'suet who prepared. The whole were in
deep Mourning, and In no instance bete did we ever witness
so spootaneuus and general a feeling of sorrow sod reipect
as WIN expressed on this solemn oocasiors. Several Clergy-
men from this neighbourhood, Ministers and Members of the
Dissenting Chapels, Gra acmes frogs lite vicinity, mid Visitors
to this favourite watering place, to whom the deceased had
long been knows, were ensoog the (gasmen; a numerous
string of private carriage* brought up she rear. The remote
is the harbour hoisted their Sags hilt mast high; and most
(dike shops had their shatters op, and the private homes is
the streets through which the taissral paid, were all closed.
The inside of t!.e church was crowded daring 110 service, said
the greatest order sod decree, prevailed;-To evince the
esteem so generally felt fur the deemed, to Maid down his
virtues to porderity,and to record his charm-tee as Pastor and
Magistrate, a Subscription has been this day Altered upon to
erect a marble tablet to his memory; and ao eager and sea.
lons were his friends in this testimony of respect, that a sum
was immediately raised to enable the same to be carried into
executing without delay.

VENTILATION OF COVENT GARDEN
THEATRE

The retest ventilation of Coveat-gaide• Theatre is a
measure which has been eminently successful, se applied
to the Theatre itself, sod its one also which the pubic health
requires to be Mart universally adopted. No our who has
visited Coveut.gardeo Theatre within the last ten day., but
aunt be impressed with the lowness of its temperature whew
considered with reference to the external atmosphere.
with that of other places of public resort. On Friday last,
at no period of the evening was its temperature higher than
TS degrees, which in the former system would have been us
high as fa. It is saaecessery to dwell either ow the stilly
or the ingenuity of a systems which has produced so desir-
able an effect, without the dangerous aed ceases cape-
dant of poorly' in front windows sod doors partial currents
of cold air; fur the low temperature of Coveat-gardes is
preserved by some internal and general aresktion of air,
and the box doors ere *ever ander the Necessity of Wag
opened to effect this purpose. There is also smother point
of view under which the veatilatioe of Covest-gardeo de.
serves to be coesillered. It is sullieieutly well kaolin hew
much ballsed atmosphere is commutated by the breath and.
exhalatious of others, awl it is necessarily of the Int im-
portance to health to breath* this maid in a state of purity.

FUNNY CLUB ANNUAL REGATTA.

Yesterday a rowlecatateh tea plat* ea the Thames for
a Prime Wherry. given by Na Gewileesee of the Funny Club.
to be rowed fur is two heels by ones psi, of ears. each die.
tingeiebed by • diffe.eat coloured die at the stern. the
three fret boats of the Irst beat °lily being entitled to row
for the seared heat. Al halt past four o'clock they started
frost Westatiaster-brldge, where they were arramied in the
following order:—

Now. Whe►e belonging. Colours.
1 Willi/All Hayden.... Waterloo bridge Scarlet.
George Maynard... Lambeth
2 William H0we11.... Westminster l'urple.
Charles Maynard.... Lambeth Ditto.
S Samuel Bloomfield.. Hoeseterry
Robert M00re....... Westesiereter Ditto.
4 James Certiorari... Westminster
William Hawkins... Lambeth
5 John Masterman.... Stengel,.
William March.... Van:hall. Ditto.
6 Richard M0rt0u..... Blackfriars
Thomas Howell .... Westchester Ditto.
7 James Faulkner..:. Blackfriars .. Yellow.
William 8r0wu.... Palace-yard....... Ditto.
They were aecompaeied by several headred pleasure and
other boats, filled with well-dressed company, with bawds
of Music, ire. The Sal heat was from Westminster-bridge,
in the seemed Windmill beyond Vauxhall-bridge, and back
along the Surrey shore, through the ochre arch of West-
miester.bridge, to the Beacon off Heerrford, where they
arrived at a quarter past five, in the fullowieg order
Light Blue first; Pink secoad; sea Green third. They
rested an hoer, and the three boats started for the grand
hest; from Westsminstrr.bridge they rowed roved a boat
moored off Battersea-bridge cad hack along the Surrey
shore to the Prize Wherry, which was moored of Comber-
laed-gardens, where they arrived a►uut eight o'clock. Tha
prize was delivered to W. Hawkins and J. Covington, the
successful candidates. The Gentlemen of the Club, with
several others, partook of ■ grand entertainment in the
keg room at Cumberland-gardens.

Extract of • private letter from Liverpool, dated
August 4 :—" Three companies of the 29th regi.
merit marched into this town to-day, under the com-
mend of Major Gala.. to replace the 88th. which
have changed quarters with them. The Duke of
HAMILTON, Lord DONOUGHMORE, Lord HMV:M-
ullion, and General HAMILTON, embarked here
this day for Dublin, in the Waterldo strain packet.
The passage boats are crowded with nobility and
gentry, who are elisions to witness the landing of
his 114•Jetertr on the shore of Enn."
We are extremely sorry to announce the serious
indisposition of Lady FITZWILLIAM. The family
were in have felt Milton on Friday last for Went-
worth House, but were preveuted by the sudden
illness of her Ladyship, which was so serious as to
cause Lord MILTON to be sent fur by express from
Doncaster, where he was attending his duty as an
Officer in the southern regiment of yeomanry ca-
valry. Her Ladyship was somewhat better on
Tuesday, but not so much so as to afford any very
sanguine hope of her recovery. The whole family,
and ea pecially her venerable Lord, are involved in
the greatest anxiety and distress.—( Wakefield
Journal.)
Colonel BAGWELL gave a grand dinner at his
beautiful seat, East Grove Cottage. near Cove, on
the occasion of his MAJESTY'S coronation—when
he distributed twelve sheep amongst the labouring
poor of that neighbourhood.
Yesterday sesinight there was a violent storm of
thunder and lightning in the neighbourhood of
Alnwiek, when an excellent mare, belonging to
Mr. ROBERT GIBSON, of Crsster, standing in the
middle of • field, •rid also two flue tup sheep.
were struck deed. The hair of the mare was burial
all over her body.