The National Register.
London, England, 1819-05-02 00:00:00

Pomp.

TO AN EAGLE, IN A CAGE.
Man is thy lot. pond Bird, that wont'st to soar
To height untrweard by another wing
Save thine I that haiiiht to whish.you rode before
Gives besanatinganwee but a keener sting!
Was it toseensew bosh. or. tyrant claw.
Lead the barns gosh and mountain gin
Which made thine appetite dons thy law
Aping the realms viral ot me?
Was it the lambkin's bleat of innocence
When last sort pounc'd from Hain upon your prey,
That rous'd your tender pole& nobler sense
Of indignation at thy murderous sway ?
For this, imperial Bird! if captive thou
Art doom 'd to linger thy remaining years,
Then—may we hope at length that %WNW now
And genders= shall dry up this world's tears:
Then may we hope. that perjar'd vows, above
Recorded yet shall render Europe free.
That Monarchs shall but seek their subjects' love.
And the world's Tyrants seal our liberty!
Then may I deem that him whose Bight was thine
None jealous of a people's nigh' detain
In hopeless • Exile, nor that • Right Divine"
Hugg'd once again by fools has fined his chain!
Then will I, deaf to all that's truly great.
Deaf to God's voice, whose pity I Implore.
Slap from *Captive Chief to bar his mate,
And wish the Son to see his Sire no morel
Yet—Royal tnizEluig thee
Abuses thus Hew's' nn u,
No wonder, if to kindled inn.
Kings trod all *km bat thin isinu in dust!
• Napoleoo who Is with Ids son dethroned by legitimate So.
Tertian', detained a risoner and debarred acmes to his wife
and child, as the seareao- sr, I stinole used by the Friends of
l.egitimancy, alias (as now hrst ttssdl "Divine Right,"—to
remind men that nations, mailer NO CN'CUMNINCekt have a right
to appoint their own riders; and it appears to the Authorindeed.
as absurd to think that Napoleon is iniprisopen out of nedenuss
to the paw of Europe and the cause of-justice, as that an Eagle
is confined in a gentlemen's pleasure-pound for lamb stealing.

ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIAN AMBASSADOR AND
THE FAIR CIRCASSIAN.
DOVER, APRIL ts.—About 3 this afternoon His
Majesty's schooner Pioneer arrived in the roads.and very
shortly after the boat belonging to the Customs put off
from her under a salute. She had on board the Persian
Ambassador and suite, who on lauding were greeted
with another salute from the guns at the heights. As
the schooner bad been seen for some tisne before her ar-
rival, there was an amazing concourse of people assem-
bled OR the beach, and the novel nature of the arrival oT
ten or a dozen persons habited in silks and turbans,
with daggers and long beanie, in no small degree attract-
ed the attention of the inhabitairs, whose curiosity had
been raised to the highest pitch by the difterent sectiiumi
of the beauty of the fair Circassian , and had tint a
enact hews provided at the water's edge, much doubt
if his Excellency and suite would have reached the inn
without considerable difficulty. The crowd followed to
Weight's hotel nearly as fast as the carriage, it being
reported by some that the fair female was in a mask,
under the habit of a male attendant, whilst others stated
that she would not be landed till the middle of the
night. In about half an hour, however, after the arri-
val of the first boat, a second boat came into the har-
bour, and landed the Circassian beauty 1 :+iie was at-
tended from theschooner by Lieut. Granam, of the pre-
ventive service, and two black eunuchs. She was
scarcely seen; for the instant she landed she was put
into a coach, which conveted her to the inn. She bed
on a hood, which etweeed the upper eart of her head,
and a large silk shawl screened the tower part of her
face, across the nose, front observation ; therefore her
eyes, which are truly iseautiftil, and part of her forehead,
were the only parts of her beauties that could be seen.
She is of the middle stature, and appeared very interest-
ing. Her look was languid from Hines., arishig front a
rough passage. She was conducted to a bed-nom• bra
reaching the inn, but no one was allowed to attend her
but the eunuchs. •
The Persian Ambassador and his fair Circassian and
suite arrived on Tuesday afternoon, about five o'clock,
at their new residence in Charles-st reet,Eerkeley-sousre,
front Paris. The cavaleactertrusisted of four carriages.
They entered town by V'estistinster.bridge, and passed
up Parliament-street, Cockspiir-street, and down Pall-
mall to their destination. Hid Excellency and his com-
panion rode in the first.catriage, the blind) to the side-
windows of which were down, and most maliciously
obstructed the curious eye of the passenger, eager to
catch a glimpse of the fair Circassian. The last carriage
in the set was an open latidatt, in whit It were seated the
black eunuchs, in the CC:MIMIC ~f their country aed
their calling.. Many persons in the tome stopped and
gazed, uncnncinin of the persons who eotortoied the
cavalcade. A few, who, front the appearance of the
black eunuchs, suspected it was the.Pere.!n Aintussarior
and suite, tidlowed the cavalcade to Pall-mall, expeci,ng
to see it stop at Carlton-house. It is needless to add.
that they were disapvoilitei.

IN THE MATTE; 0? AIEXANDiR BNIJCE.—We ant
informed that the Grand Jury for London ott Tue••lay
found true hills of indictment for conspiracy tr, make
the aisme persecuted gentleman a Bankrupt against
,John Brown, George Stott.
Lionel Knowles, Den. Lionel Knowler„ jun.
• John Knowles, Richard Mosel% .
,aromas Walker, Charla Webb..
• ii.r. C. Carter, J. llumnhries,
..Thomos Evans, William Seymour.
' Daniel Cox, Angus Stoorionald,
John Dyer. sen. John Dyer, jun•
It is reported that none of the persons found
guilty of a ennspirney, at Guildhall, on Wedotsdii; ,
are at present in England.

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WHITEHALL, APRII. SO.

The Lott! Chanvellor has appointed Queue? Veal. of Great
Grurtibv, in the county of Lioeoln. Gent. to be Maine Eattaot.
(Lowy in tie high Court of Chantery.

BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGER.

N. Brooke, Duke. street. Lincoln's Ina Fields, shoe•manu•
facturer, from May ti, to June 26.
T. Fleming, Limehouse, sugar refiner, from May 6, to June
22.

BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
W. Dixon. jun. Liverpool, dealer.
T. Fleming. Limehouto, sugar refiner.
BANKRUPTS.
P. Statham and .1. Statham. Ardwick. Lancaster. dyers.
E. Rooker, ‘Varminster. Wilts, clothier.
1. Gorton, 11. Gorton, J. Gorton, and W. Roberts, Totting •
ton. Lancaster, cotton Fr inner.
W. Dyer. ten. Aldersgate Street, golJmith.
.1. Chapman, Margate. baker.
D. Davis, New Band Street, jeweler.
R. Wnod. Hart Street, Bloomsbury Square, paper hanger.
T. Fisher, Liverpool, master mariner.
R. Lawrence, 'Ahneey, ‘viiia. grocer.
'F. Steemson, ingator..uron-I Chip builder.
J. liaLgfflee..S, Leeds. merchant
H. Round, Sepler, Southampton, miller.
1. Aii.aitorrh. Boloolt. Laneasur, ■ buster.
IL itodeson Pleat Street. oilman.

T. Farl, Kirpton upon Thaineq, corn dealer.
R. Ricller. Damns Lane. clrpenter.
W. Meaden,Dath, Somerset, coaclrm.ikcr.

J. Hunter, /large Yard, Rucklershury, merchant.
J. Ort, Barge Yard, DucUerbbury. merchant.
A. l'arions, Montagu Mewl South, Montagu Square, horse
dealer.
W. Rein, Lougher 11.11, Margham. Glatnorgara. grocer.
L. Yandidl, Hoddesdon, Hertford, coach proprietor.
W. G. Williams, Throstnorton Stud, auctiiinerr.
S. o..lonta, Princes Street, Lambeth.
J. Rates, Leyhourn, Kent, miller.
J- Pussy, Aldermanbury, carpenter.
.1. Litzhingnsar, Cateston Street, merchant.
W. Ramwtv. North ship owner.
J. 'foam], *Canuoa Street Road, buihler.
DIVIDENDS.

May 11. .t. Smart, King Street, Holborn, ironmonger-11,J.
Peyton. Christchurch, Southampton, draper-119, H. J. V•
Long, and F. B. Feltoe. Great Tower Street, wine merchants—
s7. J. Tappenden, Faversham. scrivener--27, C. F. Mills,
titamfonl, upholder-2S, W. Tomlinson, Toxteth Park, Liver-
pool. merchant-25, J. Charlton, Newcastle upon Tyne, baker
—2G„ S. Shackleton. Leeds. shopkeeper—re, R. Ashby, Mul-
ti... engraver—,14. J. Todd and J. Wright, Tichborne Street,
WettnMister. haberdashers—SS, B. Junes, BaiinglialllStroet,
faetor—Sl.!, A. Anderson, Phripot Lane, merchant-4S, H.
Graflier and W. G. Cranch, Guildford, lime burners-12, A.
Gonspertr, Great Winchester St.m.t. merchant-22, G. Morley,
Lewes, eamenter—St, G. Gowen, Great Prescott Street, Good-
vac's Fields, merchant-23, W. Bryan, White Lion Court,
Birchin Lana. merchant.

C...F.RTIFICATES to be granted May LS.
D. Campbell. P. B. Harper, and A. Bailey. Old Jewry, mer-
eart—J. R. Ohm-, Blackheath. merchant—George Ilyton,
Queen-street, o:1 and colour merchant—T. Herbert, Chequer
Yard, cotton merchant--T. Price, Asless Mills, Beraliam, near
Wrexham. Furce, Walcot, Somerset, dealer—Nl.
N ail, Portsca, merchant—Cleveland Sidter, Port ea, Grocer—O.
Vowel', Little Trinity-lane, baker—J. Praire, Shabbingum,
daar—G. Cotta.n. Manchester, plasterer—T. Fever, Nether
Campton, linen-maaufacturer—C. Frisker, Stoke-Newington,
iser.,..ant—M. Dixon, of Middlesex, now-keeper.

Y:ver3iy being ST. PHILIP and Jaates.—Holiday at the
r.:ch....quer, Bank, South Sea and East India Houses:

mli NATIONAL REGISTER.

Onl3oll.
6u%;1) y, MAY 2, ISI9

A Dutch Alai' has just arrived, bringing Papers
of Tuesdny last. The Second Chamber of the
Sates General, after a discussion of much length,
fare agreed to five projects of Law relating to the
Excise and Customs. An article from Stockholm
states, that M. Berquis, who has returned from St.
Bartholomew, has published a work, containing
acme curious information respecting the Black Em-
rite of Hayti. The financial system of Christophe
is exceedingly simple, He claims one fourth of
the property of his kingdom, while he adjudges ano-
ti.er fourth as the portion of the negroes, and the

prittors are permitted to enjoy the remaining
Apprtionsive of nothing so seriously u an
invasion by the French, hd is represented as storing
Lis ti .ore ou the 'summit of a lofty hill, defended

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, Ind which, doubtless, he cansiders to
c inipregnaLle. It is pretty clear, however, that
.o►.:d ever the donr.inions of his sable Majesty be
n.L..:,cd by bis.dreadful foes, they would hardly fail
to attack his headed hill, and levy tLeir coutribu.
on it. Letters from Vienna, in noticing the
lan.enttCole end of Kotzebue, whose prolific muse
to long possessed the Garman stage, state, that the
actors of that city were resolved to get up s perform.
ance in hononr of him, the profits of whit:a were to

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be inslributed to Lis family. The conscription in
:he (;ern2.l:l provinces of Austria has produced
4ti,000 hien, for the current year; but u 20,000
foreigners were about to retire from the same ser-
vice, to their respective homes, this reduces the ac-
cession of the' military to 26,000 men.

Tuesday, at half-past two o'clock, Mr. Hase,
from the Bank of England, made an official commu-
nication at. the Stock Exchange, stating, that if
there is a Loan contracted for thus year, that Ex-
chequer Bills fur one-fourth the sum to the amount
of any subscription that individuals may make will
be taken at a Premium of Twenty Shillings.— Phis
communication makes the report of a Loan certain
and serious. The amount is expected to be Twenty
Millions, and this too after so many years of Peace ! !

It will be seen by our Parliamentary Report, that
on Friday the very important question of Catholic
Emancipation wto postponed to Monday next, to give
way to the debate on the Bank Report. We shall
be glad to find that one voter more was enabled by
this postponement to give his voice for ao desirable
a measure.

The Ptince Regent, should be be sufficiently well
of the gout, is expected at Carlton-house in the
course of the ensuing week to hold a levee, and to
receive the Persian Ambassador, on which occasion
the beautiful Persian horses will be presented to
his Royal Higiiness, sent to this country for that
purpose by his Majesty the Shah of Persia.
On Saturday the Duke and Duchess of Kent left
Dover and proceeded to Cohham-hall, the seat of the
Earl and Countess of Darnley, to remain there during
that night. The Princess, daughter of the Duchesz,
did not stop at Cuhliani-Wall, bust proceeded with the
sone no to Krusington palace. Monday morning the
Duke an i DilAiess left the seat of the Earl and Conn-
tcss of D olcy for Keiisitoon-palace, where they ar-
rived about four o'clock, and afterwards dined whit the
Duke of Sus,a-x.

THE DOKE ANT) DUCHESS OP KENT.—The Prince
Regent had, during the absence of the Duke of Kent,
commanded a number of rooms in Kensington-palace
to he added to those ocz-upied by the Duke previously to
his marriage, and they were accordingly fitted up and
in readiness upon his arrival in England. The Duke of
Kent has been particialsrly sitenlive to tic welfare of
his Duchess in their travellMg to Engl init. They came
by short stages ; he there her himself in his phaeton,
and arrived in that carriage at Kensington-palace on
Sunday afternoon, about five o'clock, front the Earl of
Darnley's. The Dnke and Duchess dined with the
Duke of Sussex at Kensington-palace, accurnpanied by
the Princess, the Duchess's daughter, the Baroness de
Blunt, the Princess's Governess, General Wethcrall,
the Camptroller of the Duke of Kent's household, Gen.
Moore, Captain Conroy, Dr. Wilson, the Ladies in
Waiting on the Duchess, &et, The Duchess is attended
in England by Mrs. Sihbild, a celebrated midwife. Yes-
terday morning, Sir Benjamin Bloomfield arrived at
Kensington-palace from the Prince Regent, at Brighton,
to express the Regent's congratulations to the Duke and
Duchess upon their arrival in England.

On Monday, the Duke and Duchess of Kent re-
ceived visits from a gr. at number of the Nobility
and Gentry at Kensington Palace, on their arrival
from the Continent. Their Royal Highnesses dined
on Sunday with the Duke of Sussex.
It is mentioned in a foreign Journal, that his
Royal Highness the Prince Regent of England has
purchased of the King of the Netherlands the comi-
ty of Speigelberg, which is quite surrounded by the
kingdom of Hanover, and has again parted with
that domain to Count Munster, the Minister of State.

On Thursday. his Excellency the Persian Ambas-
sador, with Sir Gore Ouseley, and Nlr. IVillock, his
Secretary, mounted upon three of the Persian horses,
took a ride through Hyde-park. His Excellency
rode a beautiful gray horse, with a Persian bridle
and saddle, and was dressed in his national costume,
in rich crimson satin, and a fine large sash of the
same colour, with a highly finished dirk, with a
large diamond in the centre of the hilt.
There are three distinct parties in the city, who,
it is understood, will deliver proposals tbr the loan,
as soon as the amount, and the manner in which it is
to ,be contracted for, ar- wide public. It was ex-
pected and hoped in a period of profound peace, that
the public would hear nothing more, at least fur a
long time to come, of Loan Contractors.
We understand a person has arrived.from Liver-
pool at the Admiralty, with a cannon and carriage,
which is novel to the gunners of the present day ; it
is so tx.iistructed to loud with powder and shot ut the
totichehole, and can be rendered completely useless
momentarily. It i. well adapted for a field-piece.
Should the cannon be left ut a retreat, the enemy
cannot make use of it ; but if retaken, it can be turn-
ed to use in two minutes, and requires only one-
fourth of powder to a common gun.

MAY 2.

The Bill for the preventing of bribery and corrup-
tiun in the election of Members for airustaple,
enacts, that the Freeholders in the Ilunitreiis of
Braun ton, Sherwell, Frarnlington, and South Mut-
ton, shall vote for Barnstaple.
In the garden of the Bishop of Bath and Wells at
the latter place, there is at this time, nit apple-tree
with tine fruit of last year's growth upon its branch-
es, whilst blossoms of the present Spring are burst..
ink► forth.

A ihip, now in the London docks. is taking in
goods and paw:curl.* for New South IVales,• about
30 of the latter having already engateil theft pas-
sage at 80 guineiut eash. A stage coach is shipper:,
which is to run &dm Sydney to PuraruattA, being
the first stage coach introduced in that quarter of
the globe.
The grievances under which the Roman Catho-
lics labour are these :—No Catholic me be a Judge.,
a King's Counsel, a Master in Chancery, Cha►rman
of a County, High-Sheriff, Sub-Sheriff, Alderman,
Common Councilman, and is not entitled to any
Collegiate honour, but it is not true, as stated, that
a Catholic cannot vote at an election fur a Member
of Parliament.

Oa Wednesday last the body of This. Theaker,
of the Royal Artillery, was interred at Pontefract
with military honours. On the discharge of the
cannon, the shock so shatte►ed the coffin, as to leave
the corpse entirely exposed to view.

We understand that, owing to I...rge orders fmm
clitTerent parts of Germany, colonial produce hal
risen very considerably. At Ilutterdaw there "as a
considerable revival of trade.

LAW CHANGES IN SCOTLAnD.--The Chief Ba.
ron of tue Exehequer in Scotland retires, and two
candidates have offered themselves I'm- this high of-
fice—the Chief Commissioner of the Jury Court,
Sir W. Adam, and the Lord Advocate. The latter,
it is reported, is the most likely to succeed.

THt NAvY —The Antelope of :PI guns, rectally re..
tornetl from Babadoes, has been Paid off at Chatham.
The l'owey frigate. from the Eit4 I wiles. has been paid
off at Plymouth. Time ',veil flizate, Captain
lomew, sailed from Tenermffe on +he 2ritim of February,
on a cruise off the coast of Africa. The Spey ft irate,
Captain IVlitte, who lately brouulit the Agent from the
Dry of Alqieri. is under orders to return ilrlTllCl:latcly
to the Mediterranean. An eztemistre mimmimly of naval
timber, of various deicription., has recently been re-
ceived into Chatham doelt-yard, brought (rout Trieste
and the Adriatic by the Weymutith strire..ship, Captain
Turner. It is said to he in excellent condition, and ap-
plicable to many purposes of ship-bitilding.

SCOTTISH 110SPITAL.—On Saturday, the friends of
this benevolent institution assembled with the corpora-
tion to dinner at Freenvisons' Tavern. As this is the
season when there is the greatest assemblage in town of
noblemen and eentlemen front the other side of the
Tweed, the ineeti:l2 might have been expected to he
very linn.tmus, and the subscriptions very liberal ; and
no doubt thiswould have been the case, had the hailtic,:s
of the weather not contributed to prevent it, The com-
pany, however, though not so numerous as we have
seen it on former occasions, was highly resp,etable.
Lord Melville was in the chair, supported by the Lord
Advocate of Scotland, Sir G. Clerk, M. P., Mr. Boswell,
M. P., Sir Graham More, Sir Poultnev Nlalcond;„ and
several other persons of distinction. The usual touts
were given, and the usual entertainments of cones,
speeches, and bagpipes enjoyed. The Seeretory, Mr.
Auld, in the course of the evening, read the names and
contributions of the subscribers. The amount of sub-
scriptions was about 450 L, a third part of which was
contributed by two individuals.—Mr. Macnatuditon, of
Macnaughton, and a lady who sent her subscription
through the medium orthe Chieftain; he !jiving' 50,
and she 100 guineas. The evenings, passed away in
great harmony, hilarity, and good order, and the meet-
ing dispersed about 1 t o'clock.
The.plan offered to the Bank is said to have been re-
commended by Mr. Ricardo; according to which, the
Bank should never pay in coin, but in bars of gold at
the standard price : in fine, it is advised, that the Ilink
shall at all times buy gold when offered, at 31. 75.; and
sell it, when demanded, at 31. 7s. lOid. This scheme
may have been derived from the practice of the Bank of
Ilamborgh. This Bank (as we learn from a little work,
entitled " A.Stateatent of the Pars of Exchange, and
Trade in Billion") is " bound by its constitution to re-
ceive all sitter that is broitslit in, at the rate of 17
to sit. batten, for the mark of fine Of pwe silver ; for
which the person who deposit.; has credit given him
upon the books of the Bank. But the Bank returns all
silver called for by any persons having an account there,
or holding a• ball of exchange, payable in B ink money
on Hamburgh, at the rate of n mks. 12 sir. banco, the
mark of pure or fine siker."
In Germany public affairs are very different to what
they are in France ; indeed the Germans only want that
which the French were desirous of obtaining in 1789,
namely, equal rights, no feudal system, and an Habeas
Corpus Act. And, say die Gentians, if J Ifrpresenia-
tive Government is thought to be fit for Frenchmen, why
are we not in enjoy the same benefit ? Are we less
worthy of liberty than Frenchmen

MAY 2.

Letters received in town from the West Indies so
late as the beginning of last month, communicate
the intelligence that General MlC4regor having been
juined at Aux Cayes, ,by the Hero an.l Monarch
transports, with troops from England, he had imme-
diately set sail for the Spanish Main, and had en
the '26th February landed at Santa Martha, without
any opposition, which was not expected, as we were
informed by previous accounts, that ull the regular
troops had been withdrawn from New Granada, by
General Morillo. The affairs of the Patriots go on
prosperously.
GieRALTAR, AMU. 1.---Therewere no lea than
three duels this day, between the officers of the 64th
regiment, and the officers of the American sloop of
w r Erie. According to report, two of the officers
belonging to the United States, are dead, and one of
the officers of the 64th is severely, but not danger-
ously wounded. The dispute arose between the
Purser of the United States' frigate, which has since
sailed, and a Lieutenant of the 64tli regiment. The
officers of the 64th were put under arrest by the
Commander in Chief, and when challenged by their
opponents, stated this circumstance.
The valuable fleet of merchantmen from the Ha-
vanna!). consisting of seven vessels, under convoy of
the Sabina frigate, arrived safely at Cadiz on the
9th hist ; the amount of specie on board is esti-
mated at two millions and a half of dollars.

ITALIAN BANDITTI.--IL may not be amiss to in-
form our countrymen of the danger to which those
expo•e themselves who visit Rome. A letter re-
ceived in tows fri.in a respectable gentleman of
Coruwall, now in that city, states, that as he was
travelling, about the end of last month, with his wife
and servant, in Italy, on his way to the capital, he
was attacked by a ferocious band of robbers, who
took him and his lady prisoners. The leader of the
banditti desired the gentleman to be detained as a
hostage, and told his wife and servant that they might
proceed on their journey to Rome, after plundering
the party of all they had. The lady declined, and
resolutely declared that she would not quit her bust
band, and it was at length agreed that the servant
should be left as hostage for a certain sum. The
I.,,ent!eman with his wife having reached Rome, he
was making arrangements to fulfil the agreement
:snd reiesie his servant, when the Government
having heard of the circumstance, ordered a party of
Roman soldiers to proceed to the forest, where the
robbers were The soldiers succeeded in releasing
the servant, bit were at length obliged to retreat.
The robbers, mortified at the rescue of their hes-
:age, have sworn vengeance against the gentleman,
and have resolved that nothing will gratify them bu,
`its death, and consequently he cannot leave Rome,
•tarftl of being at.sasiinated by this lawless band.
By a Cadiz paper of a recent date, it appears that
the plague on the coast of Africa was still continu-
ing its ravages towards the end of March, although
in Tangiers and its neighbourhood there had been
a nreat diminution of its violence. But in Rabid 10
were dying every day, and in Larache upwards of
15. In Tetuan there had died between the 17th
and 21st of March 337 ; in Fez, the daily amount
of deaths exceeded 150, and in Nlequinez they
amounted to between 30 and 50.

IVhen Buonaparte, then first consul for life,
wished to take the the title of Emperor, his brother
Lucien opposed himself to the project with all his
power; and finding his efforts unavailing, Your
ambition knows nu bounds,' said he; you are mas-
ter of France. you wish to be master of all Europe.
Do you know what the result will be ? You will be
:mashed to pieces like this watch'—flinging his
watch violently upon the floor.
The departure of the Reda and Griper for Da-
vis's Straits from Deptford has not yet taken place.
I: is said to have been delayed from the latter vessel
requiring some alterations, having been found la
creek as to cause apprehensions to be entertained fur
the safety of the officers and crew.
A melancholy accident happened a few days ago
to Mr. Benjamin Starbuck, one of the firm of Phil-
lips and Co Bankers, at Haverfordwest, This gen-
!leman had been overlooking the Dockyard, Pent-
kroke, and was about to return home, when, in the
act of mounting his horse, the animal by some
cause took fright, and starting, threw Mr. S. back-
wards; in his fall it is supposed his head intuit have
come in contact with a stone, as the contusion was
RO great as to resider him totally speechless and
insensible. Medical assistance was immediately
procured, but proved of no avail. Mr. S. died a few
f.ours after the accident. He was a gentlemaa
much respected by a numerous acquai'tance•, and
ilia relatives arc quite disconsolate at the melancholy
catastrophe. A Coroner's Inquest was held, and a
verdict of Accidental Death given.
The Duke of Bedford 'took the air in his carriage
on Saturday, being, the first time he has ventured
out since his accident.

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SPOHTLA'O ISTELLIGENCE.

NEWMAREET FIRST SPRING MEETING, 18 9.

MortnaY. Aran. 26.
Mr. Fox's Merlin, tst. 21b. beat Mr. Lainbton's The Duchess,
Sst 91b. D. 1.300+ h. ft 3to • against. Merlin.
Mr. Villievs's f. by Seihn, out of Eerina. beat Mr. Ratsan's f.
by Sorcerer, out of Pranks. Set 41b. tub, R. M. Mugs h. I t.—
to 2 against Mr. Vithers's C.
gworpotiiku 0y100.7 each, 1, ft.; colts, est, ;16. fillies, Bat. 41b.
T. Y. C.
Mr. Prince's eh. c. by Selim beat Mr. Charlton's ch. c. by
Williarnson's ditto, and Mr. Godslard's c. Swindon. 6re 4 agst
Mr. Prince's ch. c. 3to I apt Mr. Cliarlton's ch. c. Even on
Swindon.
Gen. Grosvenor's eh. c. Wathemstew, beat Sir R. Bloom.
deld's cli. e. by Phantom, Sit. 31b. each, D. M. 2170ge. h. ft.
7 to 4 agst Walthamstow.
Sweepstakes of 100 gs. each, h. ft. far 3 yr olds and upwards,
B. C.
Mr. Goddard's Anticipation. 6 yes. fist. 121 b. beat Lord Jer-
sey's Cannon Ball, aged, get. lib. and Duke of Rudand'sßlioda,
3 yrs. list. 101 b. 2to I on Cannon Ball.
Duke of Grafton's b. f. Sister to Joke, rec. ft. from Lord Dar.
lington's b. C. (dead) by Trophonius, Est. 71b. each. T. Y. C.
wogs.
Tcrsnal. APRIL V.
Fifty Pounds by subscription for 4 yr olds, 7st. 91b. I S yr okls.
Est. 34b.; 6 yr olds and aged, Bst. 71b. Ltd three miles of
B. Ot
Mr. Wyndha:n's gr. h. Skim, 5 yrs.. beat Mr. Prince's br. c.
r.infred, 4 yrs, and Mr. Charlton's br. c. David. 4 yrs. 2to 1
agst Skim. 5t04 on Manfred. 4to I apt David.
Sweepstakes of i 00gs each, h. ft. for 5 yr olds. T. Y. C.
Mr. Price's Inferior, 70. 121 b. best Mr. Crockford's Rob Roy.
91b. and time others. 3to Y agst Inferiur. 3to 1 against
Rob Roy.
The 20000 s Stakes. a Subscription rf Innp each, h. ft. ; colts.
/34. 7:b.; fillies, Eat. 415. rising 3 yrs old. R. M.
Sir J. Shelley's b. c. by Haphazard beg Lord G. 11. Caven-
dish's b. c. by Ruben., and Lord Roits's ch. c. Euphrates. The
Judge placed but 3. 4to 1 apt Sir J. Shelley's b. e. 6 to 5
oast Lord G. H. Cavendish's b. e. 3 to I agst Lord Rous's ch. e.
'the King's Plate of 100 as far mares; 3 yr olds, E<t4l b. ; 4 yr
olds. get 41b.; 5 yr olds, 9st. boib.; 6 yr olds and aged, Nat.
Last three miles of B. C.
Lord Grosvenor's b. f. Finesse, 3 yrs. beat Mr. Crockford's
b. f. Romp. 3 yrs, and two others. TheJudje placed but 4.
Sweepstakes of 100 gs each. h. ft. T. Y. C.
Mr. Rush's f. by Truffle. Sat. 31b. rec. ft.

WEIINTSDAY, Aram sr
Sweepstakes of 15as each, for 4 yr old colts, ea. 71b.; fillies, Sgt.
4/b. T. Y. C.
Lord Suffield's Reuben Butler, beat Mr. Wyntlham's b. f. by
Zodiac, and three others. 2to 1 agst Reuben Rutter.
Sweepstakes of 15gs each. I). M.
Mr. Forth's Hospitality, 7u. 71b. beat Mr. Lambton's Man-
deville. Set. 31b. 6to 4 agat If ospitulitr•
Sweepstakes of Itsurs each. h. ft. for 3 yr olds. A. P.
Lord G. F. Cavendish 's Allegro. 84.. Glb. beat :Mr. Lake's
fiorr Flacons, and Mr. Andrew's f. by Walton, Set. 13ib. 6to
♦ on Allegro.
Fif.y Pounds by Subscription for 3 yr olds, 7 st. 51b.; 4 ',voids,
tiqt. I i lb. ; 5 yr olds, 90. 41b. B. C.
Lord Jersey's h. c. by Oriolle, 3 yrs. beat Lord Tiones gr. c.
Zenith, 3 yrs, and two others. 6t05 on Lord Jeney's b. e.
to I agat Zenith.
•

TIIIIRSDAT. APRIL f.
Mr. Watson's Pentagon, beat Ouke of Grafton's Miracle, Etst.
51!.. each. Ah. M. 100 w. 6tot on Pentagon.
The 1000z.s Stakes of Wogs each, h. ft. fillies rising 3 yrs old,

hst. 41b. D. M.
Duke of Graßon's br. Catgut beat Lord G. 11. Cavendish's h.
by Orville,. The Judge placed but 2.-5 to 2on Lord G. 11.
Cavendish's b.

The King's Plate of 1008: for 4 yr obis. list syr olds list 91b.

6yr old; and ai,,Cl i e t. La.t3 miles Of B. C. -
Lord Jersey's b. h. Cannon Ball, aged, beat Mr. Wyrolham's
Er. h. Skim, and Mr. Coddard's Anticipation, 6 yrs, 7 too
Cannon Ball. 6to 4 agst Skim. 7to 1 agst Anticipation.

Volta.
BOW-iTREET.

ROBBERY BY A Sl:ltvaBl.---%Vednesday evening. John
Grudge. a man of very respectable appearance, was brought
before the Sitting Magistrate, char,-ted with robbing his master.
Admiral Douglas. of Cavendish-square. of Bank-notes to the
amount of 80/. The following are tic cireunistances of the rob-
bery, as stated by the Admiral, and corroborated by Smithers, the
',tarok, who apprehetoled the prisoner.
Grudge had been a long time in the service of the Admiral.
and bore an excellent character. One evening. about a month
atm. the Admiral Caine home, and in changing his dress, he left
his pocket-book. containinc the sum mentioned. in his pantaloons.
Before he went ont he ..tissed his pocket-book, and desired the
prisoner, who was his valet. to search his pantaloons for it, but
the latter pretended he could not find it, and the Admiral went
out. conceiving he had left it at the banking-house of Messrs.
Courts and Co. in the Strand. but on enquiry found he had not.
Having the numbers. he traced one of them (for if!.) a few days
ago to the possession of the prisoner. who had endorsed it
with hit own name. In consequence of this discovery. St/Milers,
the parole. wits employed to apprehend the prisoner. and in
searching his boxes and closet, he found the Admiral's pocket-
book. containing 651. in bank notes, the whole of which were
identified by the prmccutor, as those which he had teceived from
Messrs. Comte.

The prisoner denied die charge of mbhery, and said he found
the peeket•book in the area of hiv master's house.
He was folly committed for trial.

In consequence of a representation made to the
Lords of the 'rressurv, by the committee for ma-
naging the affairs of Lloyd's, on the subject of the
inconvenience arising from the dcluy in re-shipping
goods saved from wrecks, their Lordships have been
pleased to authorize the Commissioners, of the Cu.,-
toms to vest a discretionary power in their officers at
the outposts, to allow goods saved from vessels
wrecked on their outward voyages to be sent back
to the shipping port, in order that the delay °ma-
!Llned by a previous application to the Commission-.
cis for that purpose may be avoided ; and to instruct
their officers, when goods saved from wrecks are
from foreign parts, to use every care and expedition
for the preservation of such goods, and the speedy
clearance of the same for their destined port.

141

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.
SATURDAY, MAY L.

UT T Ellll NO A FOllO ;7D !..L or RECHAVOIS. --Samuel
Saunders. was iodieted for use.: og as true, A tinged Hill of Vs.
change. purporting to be of tile value of gil. with intent to di--
fraud- Christopher Hall. in Queen-street, Br) anstone !square, of
whom he had purchased a suit of clothes, which said Hill was
drawn by the prisoner and whit:mat to Edward Owen, nuts-
end, C4-shire, Qaul appeased the aceel.ta:,ce of the said
Fdiraril Owen. made payable at No. 3, Staining-lane. Hood•
strier. Cheapside. The MX lent evidences mit:emit:l against the
priz,oner. as well as the (rid:fine of the Postenasier at Knut.fool,
who stated that, no such riven as Owen resided there, nor in the
neighbourhood, being satisfactorily proved to the Jury, they la.-
mediately returned a verdict—Guilty.
George Page. oged 21, was convicted of stealing on the Bth of
February. 1817, from out of a waggon belonging to Masai.
William and 1.114):11AS Mack, Carriers. between London and Nor •
wich, ono chest of tea, a box of Lemons, and other art:cles, their
property. This pri.:outir had evaded being appmliended until
the 13th of Feb. 1319. when lie was discovered by the wagoner,
at tl,e White Horse, K:ngsland-road.
Daniel Morken tvas eznvicted of stealing a great coat, the
prors.rty of Mr. Christopher Evans.
Hobert Lousley, &god 48, was convicted for tteslio;, on the
Stith of klarch, dre trussos of hay, the property of Mr. Simon
hearse. at Heston.

Robert SLalers, James Hollis. ag.xi SS. and W Johnson.
aged *G. were convicted of breaking iu, sod entering into an out-
house, on tis premises of Mr. Jolir. Final Cook, and stealing
therein two tame rabbits Ins property.
Edward Mears was convicted for stealing, on the 77th 7.lareh
item out of the I.rindon Docks, in which he we: employ te , !Qs*:
weight of pepper, the propeity of the said Dock Company or some
Other persons.
Evan .tone=, who was also employed un tare Lorilcn Dosics, was
convicted for a similar offence.

By the receipt of accounts from fial:f.tx :find New

Brunswick, of tl:c end of last month, we learn that
several Vessels belJui;ing to ciitilirera ports of Nova
Seati:i, had been seized in the he boors of tl.e

United States, and the excuse stated for this pro-
ceeding is. that there is no clause in the Commercial
Treaty which provides fur colonial ve:ssels touching
at American ports c.etr in distress A letter from
St. John's New Brunswick, mentions the arrival of
Captain I lanford, of the Three Sistors, who stated,
that having occasion to Ft int,) Viney-aid Sound.
being short of provisions and water, lie was not
only refused the supplies he stood in mad of, but
narrowly escaped being seized. 1.1 other places
British vessels were without ceremony seized and
condemned: among others, the schooner James, of
Halifax, shared this fate.
Letters ha,,e be.-11 received in town from Hanover.
dated the 19th inst , statiog, that the Duchess of
Cambridge was tecoverel frown her late confinement,
but had not yet left the,kou►e; she young Prince
was going us very well. • -
It is remarked, by the Italian Journals, that the
Emperor ofAustris,during his stay in Florence, acs
copied the chamber in which he was born, 51 yearf
ago. Feb. 1 1768. - What changes in the space of
haf a' century ! The Emperor, previous to his re-
turn to-Vienna, intends io travel through a part u-
switr:rliind, and to visit Inspruck and Munich.
Thursdays numerous Meeting of Noblemen and
Gentry wigs held at the British Cuffee-house, Cock-
spur-street, the Duke of Athol in the l hair, for the
purpose of raising the sutscriptiona towards a Na-
tional Motions. ut, which is idtetided to be erected et
Edinburgh, in order to cuiumeinorate the Victuriest
and Martial Achievements ut' the Seoul-h Troops
during the late war in Europe, as well us the recent
glorious services of our army in India. The precise
nature or the monument will nut yet be fixed, until
the extent of the subscriptions are known; we an.
derstand that they already exceed -11,01101. Amongst
the persons present at the Meeting, we noticed the
Earl of Roseberry, the Earl of Saltotin, Earl Nor-
theston, Sir W. Sinclair, the Hon W. Dune's',
Archibald Campbell, Earl Breadalbane, &c. &c.

11'ectetlay morning, Mr. Day, of ihr Hail* Moon
public-house, Newm.aket, wits :Mind deal upon are
road ehout two miles 10,111 PlClfOrol,Veil pideC he
had !wen co3%eyniz, .1 pauper, an ; un his ceturn t, sop-
Ims-cl to h:we fruit the and pUelleil on his

Oa Friday night an Toquisition wasl,rl.l 6(4:re
Esq. coroner. at the Bedford Coffee-house. Southampton-row,
illournibury. on the body of the Hee. Orlebar Smith. The land-
lord of the Coffeehouse deposed, that at an early hour on Wed.
/nada) meraing, he was altsrmed at hearing a pertam welking and
crying above stairs; be got tap t 3 amectaiu the eater. and filand
it was the daughter of the deceased who had been called up ts. 7
her another ; on his enquiring the cat . she informed him her
father •A as dying ; witness sent for a strgeon, who bled dia., t"lt
to no effect. The deceased was 12 rears of age, and but:tire' to a
cough. Verdict--•• Died by the Visitation of God."
Daniel Crisp. the celebrated pedestrian. tslo failed (through
indisposition) in periOnning the sorpriztr4; husk of, walking 7:
miles a day for twelve bU(l:o4lfitC days, to and trout Lonilorn to
Dover, for a wager of 1001.. half of which he lost hianarlf, is
now barked has friends to pertorto alas same task. lie intends
to re.cointnence the same undertaking about the latter cod of this
month.

Au eat ranriliteisry pcdeAtiian :.ffort w a 4 mail.. on 3len-
day List by a lan mimed Itigmuro, Lift !industry .&
huffp4,t"'Hoek, its Ctrtgionily %Jilt the 1).4, conch, and
3-tiveit ut Norni.ll at svreit rt ruing, ha•iii;
kept pore with it the whole thtiJore. Tlar field ries,
miles he completed %idlio Ike le".r. Wedors ley
morning he started again with the COJCII at 7 oh•litcls, 411,11
reached Stinbaty by tone of the 341 M: day. The datatne
trout Sudbury to Norwich is a 9 wild,