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NOTICE.

Si;,rtr's Office Friday. April 16, 1824.
The Council direct that the Civil Officers of the tolony put on
deep mourning for six weeks, as a mark of dutiful respect to the
memory of their late lamented Governor in Chief.
J. REFFELL,.

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Proclamation, dated April 17th, wu issued by his Honour
Daniel Molly Hamilton, now Acting Governor of the Colony of
Sierra Leone, making knoin that in comiequenee of the death of
his Excellency Sir c harks Maearthy, and contOrmably to one of
the provisions of the Royal Charter, t' le administration of the Go.
vernment of the Colony had devolved upon him, as Senior Member
of his Majesty's Council.

CATHOLIC SOCIETY
FOR THE RELIEF OF THE AGED POOR.

This Society held yesterday its forty-third anniversary, at Canon.
bury House, Islington, where a select and numerous company was
assembled to celebrate it. The Chair was taken by the Right Rev.
Dr. Poynter, the Vicar Apostolic of the London District, sup-
ported by the Catholic Bishop of Upper Canada, Dr. 3l'Donnel ;
the Reverends J. J. Morel, W. Morris, E. Scott, and the Abbe
Voyaux de IfillColll. The company sat down to dinner at half-
past fire.
After dinner Non *:,bis Demise was sung by Mews. Pyne,
Adkins, Goicitard, and Tinney.
The fiat Mast was—" The King," with four Suits four.
Song—" God save the King."
Toast—" The Royal Family "—three times three.
Song—" When the Sails were Unfurled." (Pyne).
Toast—" Army and Navy."
Glee—" How ?Merrily we Live that Soldiers be."
The Rey. E. ScOTT, Vice President, begged to propose a health,
which he felt convinced would be received by the company with plea.
sure and affection, and that no preliminary observations were neces-
sary ; he would therefore give tl.e health of the Right Rev. Dr.
Poynter. (Applause.)
Dr. POYNTER returned thanks for the honour done him. As
never recollected, no any previous occasion, so select and numerous
an assemblage as he then witnessed. He had heard that the charity
was increasing, and what he now saw was a convincing proof of it.
St. Paul had said, that charity faileth not, and the present meet.
ing oflixed an abundant proof of his assertion. This charity was
one in which he felt a deep interest, on account of the objects of
it. It was cheering and delightful to see a charity so powerfully
supported. It bad been sometimes called the Bishop's Charity: by
succeeding to 'bat septt however unworthily, he bad succeeded to
the personal obligations imposed on the Bishop by every individual
who contributed to its 'support. lie repeaxed his thanks for the ho.
nour conferred on him by proposing his health, and begged to sug-
gest to the Society, as it was honoured with the presence of an il-
lustrious Prelate, who had come all the way from Upper Canada
to be present at it, the health of Dr. bi'Donnel. (Applause.)
Dr. M•Dow you. returned thanks, but he spoke in so low a
tons et volt:sae to render him completely inaudible.
Song—" Ye Pretty Warblers."
Toast--Success to the Society foe the Aged Poor."
The Rev. E. SCOTT expressed his regret that a more powerful
advocate had not been selected to plead. the cause of the Charity,
but he felt that his want of capacity conld pot injure its interests, as
they did not depend on the paroxysms excited by eloquence, but on
the maxim that no one could be acceptable to God, who was not
charitable to his neighbour. For 3,000 years men had viewed the
distresses of their brethren without any effort to relieve them, until
they titre influenced by the benign voice of Christianity. For in
antiquity no traces of charity were to be found. The Rev. Gentle.
man continued in a mom eloquent and pathetic strain in support of
the objects of the Institution, and concluded by reminding the
company that the efforts of the Charity were directed to the support
of the aged and infirm, whose habits and occupation tendered them'
unfit for the harsh treatment and appalling scenes of a workhouse.
The Rev. Gentleman sat down amidst loud applause.
This speech was the prelude to a collection into which the com-
pany altered with much liberality.
Glee—" Could a man be secure that his life would endure."
Dr. POYNT VAL proposed the health of the Rev. Edward Scott,
stating that his powerful appeal to the conimsny had been produc-
tired the most beneficial effects.
111 e. SI:OTT returned thanks, observing, that he should feel him-
self amply recompensed if his exertions were the means of adding
one mite to the funds of the institution. (Applause.)
Dr. POYNTER next proposed the health of his worthy coadjutor,
Dr. Branston, whose presence at that Society he bad on list day
hoped for ; but perhaps the company would be satisfied when
he informed them that his powerful exertions were employed in
pleading for it in another place. (Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN then announced that the subscription in the
room amounted to 1:1/. 15s. (baud applause.) He concluded by
proposing the healths of the N'ict.Presitients, which he prefaced
with some ver appropriate remarks.
The Rev. rile. Musters returned thanks.
Several other toasts were drmik, and the company. kept us) their
social conviviality until a late hour. The dinner was well regu-
lated, and the wines were of the finest order.
There were about 160 persons present.

There were accounts in town yesterday from Mexico,
riu New Orleans, up to the middle of April. They state
that the only place in Mexico which continued to hold out
against the Constitutional Government was the town of
Cameeachy. There are also letters from Curthagens (Co-
lombia) to the 12th of April, at which time every thing
was tranquil.
Letters were yesterday received from Havannah, dated
4th May. Two Colombian schooners continued to make
captures off the coast of Cuba. Another Spanish sloop of
war was reported to be taken.
The following is an extract of a private letter from
Kingston, dated April 24.:" The Isis frigate arrived
from Carthagena just as the packet for England had sailed.
The Hyperion frigate was sent after her, said to be with
the despatches from Colombia of the British Commis-
sioners, but she did not catch her."
A letter from St. Thomas's, dated the 20th April, says,
this taunting, at three o'clock, we experienced a terrible
earthquake, preceded by a noise like thunder; several
persons were thrown from their beds. A vessel laden with
coffee went clown during the commotion.--Journal dr
Paris
The following no doubt relates to the Asia and tie brig
from Cadiz, and is the first notice of their appearance near
South America. " Extract of a later from the Agent to!
Lloyd's, dait:d Montevideo, April 4:—The Jane (a whaler)
arrived here yesterday. She left the Falklands islands the'
19th ult. ; at that time a Spanish 70 gun ship, and a brig
of war, were preparing to water ; the Captain of the Jane
went on board, and was informed by the Commander they
were bound I'rein Lima to CatEt ; but while laying along.
aide, the crew stated they were nine weeks from Cadiz,
and expected to be joined soon by two frigates from the
same quarter, and would then proceed to Chili and Peru.%
I The accounts of the proceedings of Parliament relative
Ito the Slave Trade, and the determindtion to make trial of
the new measure at Trinidad, had created an intense its-
tcrest in that Island. General alarm prevails, that ruin will
be the consequence of their adoption.
We are authorized to contradict the announcement
!Latin:, the appearance of the performers of the Theatre
Royantrury.lane, on the evening of the 2lth inst. at the
Theatre Royal Covent Garden.
Loan livßoi4.—On Saturday the Will and Codicil of
this great man were lodged in the Registry of Doctors
Commons, by Mr. Bobliouse and Mr. Hanson, his conti-
dential Friends and Executors, for safe custody, delicacy
forbidding the roving of it until the arrival of his Lord-
ship's remains from Greece.

rISMITION OF HIS GRACE THE .4RCIIIIISIMP
OF DUBLIN IN CHRLIT L'HURCH CATDEDRAL.
1115 GRACE REFUSED ADMISSION!! I

From the Patriot.l
Our readers will recollect that Ala Smith the eminent muiicil
composer, obtained a writ of mandamus frt.; the Court of King's
Bench in the last Term, directing his Grace the Archbishop of
Dublin toltold a special visitation, for the purpose of hearing that
gentleman's complaint against the Dean and Chapter of Christ
Church who had removed him, some months sines, front his lonia
Lion in the choir, for composing and assisting in the Oratorio held,
for charitable purpeves, in St. Patrick's Cathedral, last Qctober.
In obedience to this mandamus, his Grate cited the Dean and
Chapter, 6.0.et0 appear at his visitation, between the hours of ten'
and twelve o .lock to-dry (ycinerday), to hear and decide on their
reasons for removing 31r. smith. Aoconlingly, at ten o'clock the
Archbishop, accompanied by his two Chaplains, and the Right
Honourable the Judge and Registers of the Consistorial and Frei °.
gative Courts, proceeded to Christ Church, where Mr. SMith, with
the Judge of the Admiralty OHM, Sir Henry Meredyth, as
his Civilian, was in rdendance.
On his Grace arriving at the Chapter Room door, the Verger
refused him admission ; and being asked by whose authority he
did so ?he answered, " orders of the Dion and Chapter," and
that lie received those orders both before and after W.. Grace's
citation, which, according to Canon low, had been serval
twenty-eight days previous, to the visitation. Whereupon ate
conversation with the learned civilian, Sir Henry Merldyth,
his Grace three times distinctly called over the name of the Dean
and Chapter, viz. : —The Hight Hon. anti Very Rev. the Bishop of
Kildare, Dean; the Dignitafies and the Prebendaries, &c. • who
being absent, and not ones/minx, his Grace pronounced each and
every of them " contumacious,' In fhat solemn, emphatic, and
feelicg manner, which the occasion so justly required, and for
which his I trace is so eminently distinguishes!. The Archbishop
then adjourned the 'Visitation to the thli of July next, in St.
Patrick's Cathedral. where, we suppoie, this case, in which both
I public taste and private talent are equally concerned, will be de.
tidal. It is strange, and in this stage we only make the remark,'
em passant, that the Dean and Chapter, after removing Mr. Smith
I so long since from his situatioN are not now willing to appear and
shew cause for their conduct before the natural and authorised
tribunal. Amongst the Gentlemen of the Cathedral who at-
' tended, and are therefore not under the above heivy Ecclesibstical
censure, we observed our favourite, DT. Spray, Jager, Ma-
ley, and Halverson, who being asked, did they attend his Grace's
visitation by view of his notice, answered respectively, that they
had not got notice from the Dean and Chapter, but hearing of it
by chance, they attended through respoet to the Artlibiihop's au-
thority.