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London, England, 1824-08-20

ST. fUTHARINE DOCKS.

AT a Numerous and highly Respectable
MEETING of the SUBSCRIBERS to the proposed
ST., KATHARINE DOCKS, held this 19th day of August
1824, at the City of London Tavern,
THOS. TOOKE,• Esq. in the Chair;
READ—,The Report of the Committee recommending-the
renewal of the Application to Parliament for leave to construct
Wet Docks, Btz. at St. Katharine's..

It WaS moved by GABRIEL. StIAW, Esq. and seconded by
EDWARD FLETCUEq, Esc. and resolved unanimously,
That the • Report be approved of, and referred back to the
Committee with full power. to carry the same into effect.
It was moved by Alderman Titomr.sox, M.P. and seconded by
Ii!CDARD 14.ANSHARD, Esq2and resolved unanimously,
That the thankt of this Meeting be given to. Thos. Tooke,
Esq. Chairman ; 0. G. de H. Larpent, Esq. Deputy Chair.
man.; Sir John William Lubbock, Bart., James Alexander,
Esq. M. P., Pascoe Grenfelli Esq. M. P., Williatn.Haldirnan,
Esq. M. P:, Thomas Wilson Esq. M. P., John Wm. Buckle,'
Esq.; Wm. Crawford, Esq., George Carr Glyn, Esq., John B.
Reath, Esq., John Horsley Palmer, Esq., A. H. Tilonip:;on,
tub, Al. W. Troy, Esq., Fletcher Wilson, Esq., Members of
the Committee, for the ability, zest, and perseverance With
which they have prosecuted the project of the t. /CattitirW
Docks, and that thay be solicited to continue their exertions for.
the attainment of this object of great public utility, and ofsitch
importance to the Trade and Navigation of the port of London.
It was Moved by P. GRENFELL, Esq. M. P. and seconded by
G. G. de H. LARPENT, Esq. and Resolved unanimously,
That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to John Hall, Esq...
for his great and indefatigable exertions, and for the unwearied'
assiduity he has manifested in the situation which he has ac.
cepted, of Secretary to the Ckintnittee appointed for this Under.
taking. THOMAS TOOKE, Chairman. 'I

The Chairman having left the Chair, it was taken by G. G.
de H. LARPEwr -Esq. when if was 31oved by WILLIAM
BELL, Esq. and 'Seconded 'by RICHARD C. BAZETT, Esq.
and Resolved unanimously,
That the Thanks of this Meeting be J.Oven to Thos. Tooke,
Esq. for his able and judicious contluditi the Chair.

ti:ti: ife.ii: LA-iiiiET,
London, England, 1824-08-20

IMPROVEMENTS AT HYDE PARK CORNER.

At last it is determined upon that the Turnpike shall be
removed to the ground opposite to where St. George's Hospital
now stands, and an additional gate put up in Grosvenor-place ;
and there is a talk about forming the first into a triumphal arch
to commemorate certain victories achieved during the war.—
The site of the Hospital is to be formed into a square, wherein
a series of magnificent edifices are to spring up, each four
stories in height, and to be fronted with stone.—The Hospital
is to be rebuilt on the ground now occupied by the Foot Barracks,
which are situate halfway on the road of Sloane-street ; the ground
they occupy is a hollow scare. 'rlieloog dreary wallet nigh t,form
ing the line fromA psleyllouse to Knightsbridge, is we here to be
pulled down, and a handsome eight.foot iron railing substituted.
This will greatly improve the neighbourhood. The Duke of
Wellington is to have the grant of the ground to the Turnpike ;
this will give him relief from the dust of Rotten-row, which has
been long the great evil to that fine edifice. Many other alte-
rations and improvements are talked of, particularly on Consti-
tution-hill, but of which more hereafter. The shamefully un-
protected state of ,the Statue in Hyde Park remains a painful
eye sore and a national disgrace.
London, England, 1824-08-20

CBRITISI[ PRESS.]

137 the intelligence received yesterday, via
New York, from Mexico, it appears, that a
French agent had arrived in that country, pro-
fessedly to establish with the Mexican Republic
relations of amity and commerce. The fact of
his arrival had bean Officially announced to the
Congress; but it is not stated that passports for
the capital had been forwarded to him, The
Editor of She•Nrze York Gazette observes truly,
dist, in this mission, the 66 French Cabinet are
either playing a double game of perfidy, or a
troacherous one to Mexico alone." Wu have our.
selves several times adverted to the language of the
Ministerial Journals of Fcance, as indicative of
the hostile feeling of the Bourbon Court ; nor
shall we he persuaded of the sincerity of their
friendship towards the late Spanish Colonies, till,
from the. conduct of their dependents, we see
clearly that all hopes of a suceo4ful attempt on
the independence of the new States are complete-
ly eresigned. The Mexican Government wits pro.
ceedlng tranquilly in the execution of its fungi.
Um's. In the private letters, General Bravo's
entrance into Gundalaxttra is again reported.—
There seemed to be no doubt that be would inl•
mediately quell the sedition. The conspirators
in favour of I turbitle, apprehended on the 9th of
May, have been tried and convicted. The twn
leaders were sentenced to death, and the others
to banishment. The latter, it appears, had been
sent off to Acapulco.
London, England, 1824-08-20

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tOLEM QUIS DICEItE VALSUM ALIDEAT

LONDON,
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1824.
London, England, 1824-08-20

amidst the whole mass of the fables, which is
more than can he said of either the Greek or the
Roman mythologies. The second part of the
Edda is also in the form of dialogue, but between
different personages, and merely consist of red.
tals of different events that had haNened among
the Gods. There is hut.little that is'amusing or
interesting in this part,,,nor qo ally of the fables
contain any importafepaittt of the Celtic re-

ligion.
The three Poems of the Edda of Saimund that
have come down to us, are deserving of attention,
not only on account of their antiquity, but still
more on account of the information they convey.
One of them, called Voluspa, or the Oracles of
the Prophetess, seem the text to which the Edda
serves as a commentary. The second, named
Sublime Discourse, contains the precepts of mo-
rality, which were -believed to have been com-
municated by Odin himself. The third, or the
Runic Chapter, is an abridged treatise upon an-
dent magic, and more especially of the (-fleets
that were produced by means of the Runic cha-
racters.

The first edition of the Edda was publ►shed
by Itesenius, at Copenhagen, in the year 1665.
lie was assisted by several copies extant of that
book, but more _especially by a manuscript of
the 13th or 14th century, belonging to the King
of Denmark. There is another manuscript of
the Edda in the Library of the University of
Upsal, that is thought to have been written in
the course of the 14th century, which does not
differ 'in the least from that consulted by Re-
senius.

Hoping that this short account of a book that
is but little known, will Provo acceptable to
some of your readers, 1 beg your insertion of it,
and subscribe myself,
Your obedient servant,
A. P.

*** Our Correspondent has promised to favour
us n ith Translations of Fables in the Edda,
work by no means generally known, but certainly
interesting from its nature and antiquity.
London, England, 1824-08-20

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAazDRIDGE, Auo. 19...:Trhe following Gentlemen of this
University were ordained on the lit inst. by the Lord Bishop of
Salisbury :-
DEACONS.—Henry Monle, B.A. St. John's College ; Alfred
Williams, B.A. Pembroke Hall; John Hooper, B.A. St.
John's College; John NVilder, B.A. King's College;
wall John Thomas Salusbury, S.C.L. Trinity Hall.
PnlESTB.—Erskine Neale, Magdalene College; Thomas
Taylor, B.A. Catharine Hall ; Henry Pixel!, ILA. Clare
Hall; George Heberden, B.A. St. John's College.
The lord Bishop of Lincoln purptises holding an ordination
at Rucktlen on Sunday the 20th of September.
The Rev. John Overton, M.A. of Trinity College, has been
licensed, by the Archbishop of -York, to the perpetual curacy
of Bilton, in Holderness, on the nomination of the Hon. and
Rev. W. H. Dawnay.
The Rev. William Frederick Patteson, B.A. was on Friday
last licensed to the perpetual curacy of St. Helen, Norwich, on
the nomination of the illayor and Aldermen.

Tuts CUURCH.—The Lotto CIIANCELLOR has
been pleased to present the undermentioned Rev. Gentlemen to
the following Livings :—The itev. Samuel Fenton, to the Vica.
rage of Fishguard, in the county of Pembroke. The Rev. John
Evans, to the Rectory of Penbaleo Ulm Flhungel, in the county
of Pembroke.

BuoNAraaTc may be expected to ar-
rive shortly in this country. He had engaged
the whole cabin of the Crisis, one of the new
line-of-packet ships between New York and
London—she was to have sailed on the ist inst.
Lord FIFE'S very extensive manors in Scot-
land, where the game is preserved with so much care, abound
with grouse ; the black, the red, and the grey cock, being in
the greatest abundance. The Noble Lord's hospitable man-
sion is, as usual, full of visitors for the commencement of this
mapl/and healthful exercise.
Mr. Hoax, who has succeeded to the late Mr.
SAXTON as Organist of St. George's Chapel,
Windsor, has the honour of attending at the
Royal aodge, for the entertainment of the
King's visitors.
London, England, 1824-08-20

ARGYLL. ROOMS.

A TfIE'SEIE ROYALE DE LONDRES, opened last night at these
A new and promising Institution, entitled
Rooms. It is founded on the model of a similar plan in Paris,
and which was held at Athens in the days of its philosophic
glory.
The subjects which it is intended to treat, are Music, the
foreign Poetry and Literature of almost every European
Nation, Grammar, and Natural Philosophy. To the In-
stitution also a library is attached ; and with such inducements
and appearances of becoming extensively useful, a proportion-
ate success ought certainly to follow.
The Performance commenced with the Overture to the
Opera of Der Froiftelffftn,•excesteint tm thepiano by Sicff. MASI.
i) Itlcliansorr, then Calllo forward and read a discourse,
in which the plan of the At/fence was explained. The Learned
Professor pointed out the influence of taste and learning on
public morals, and industry, and exemplified the utility of
an institution of this ncure from the effects of a similar one
at Athens In the days of its glory. This was followed by a
duetto, " 411' idea di qua Airialk," by Signors TORRI and
Ma atstoxi. Signor Ciccuvrort then delivered a lecture in
Italian upon his native language, and the best mode of acquir-
ing a correct and complete knowledge of it. This Professor
possesses an agreeable voice, and speaks his own language with
a good accent and great purity. Signor CARAVITA also treated
the company with a few stanzas of his own composition, which
were well received. A Lecture in French was likewise deli-
vered by Mr. LA COMBE upon the French Language.—
Amongst all these foreign candidates for favour, however, the
performance of the celebrated Roman Inierovisatore, Pea-
Tnucci, must be ranked as the most gratifying and surprising
of the evening. This extraordinary genius displayed his talent
for extemporary Poesy in as high a degree, we believe, as it
was ever known to exist in modern times. A subject was sug-
gested to him by any one of the audience, and to the sound of
music he forthwith composed Italian verse in a high degree of.
excellence. One of the subjects given to hint was Liberia,
upon which he delivered some animated and beautiful stanzas.
He also shewed his ready talent at versification in making verses
to a list of chimes dictated by different persons in the company.
In the course of the evening, Signora Maarstosrt and Signor
MATH/fox' sang the beautiful duet of " Dunque io Son," in
which they were warmly encored. Master Altman, whose
wonderful performance on the flute at the age of nine years, has
lately attracted public attention, played the variations to " Oh,
&Ice coneenta," which was sung by Signora MARINONL—
There was a very numerous audience, who were liberal in ap-
plause, and most of whom remained in the room 'till the whole
'concluded at a late hour.
London, England, 1824-02-11

131. the Trust-ets rze. The Reverend William John Joiliffe
the last Mayor of Paterstield, and Samuel Twyforcl the elder,
are also Trustees—
Nr. Justice BAYLEY.—Were they upon the Jury ?

Mr. tiASELF.E.—No, my Lord. -
Lord Chief Justice ABBOTT.—But some of the persons
Itpon the Jury you state are persons who had children at that
school ?
GASELEE.--YeS, my Lord. I have named two of the
'l"istees, Charles Edward TwytOrd, Thomas Samuel Jolliffe.
John Twyford Jolliffe, and the Reverend Thomas Robert Jol-
Idle, are also Trustees ; there are five Trustees of that school of
the name of Joiliffe, and two others connected with the family,
Ro that it is completely under their influence.
Mr. Justice BATLEY.—Were there any men upon the Jury
a'ho are not partizans of Mr. Jolliffe ?
Mr. GAsELF.E.—No, my Lord, that has always been parti-
cularly attended to ; 1 remember your Lordship had the good-
ness to ask that question before, and it was answered in the
same way at that time. My Lord, the affidavit goes on to point
out as to every one of these fourteen persons who were upon the
Jury, and three who did not attend,l their connection with the
family of Joiliffe. I do not know whether it is necessary for
me to go through the statement as to the other persons who
were present at the Court.
Lord Chief Justice Annovr.—l think you have opened
enough to entitle yourself to a rule to shew cause.—Rule Nisi
rrantcd.
London, England, 1824-02-11

[NEW TIMES.]

We have made no small exertion to lay before
the public a valuable mass of matter relative to
the West Indian Controversy. The proCeedings
of the Meeting of Planters and Meichants held
yesterday in the City will convince every person
that a far different spirit prevails in this country
from that which agitates the Colonies. rn the
Jamaica House of Assembly, consisting df 35
Members present, we find his 'Majesty called
upon to dismiss his present Minister's for irnbe-

cility ; and we hear Lord Bathurst charged with
" natural incapacity," and with having intro-
duced " revolutionary principles !" Whether
this language is to be called absurd or violent we
will not dispute; but we rejoice to observe that
nothing approaching to it in either of those
qualities is to be found in the proceedings of yes-
terday. Assuredly the London Meeting was far
superior to the Jamaica Assembly in numbers, and
infinitely more so in respectability ; and yet it
adopted a petition,the tone of which was not barely
moderate but humble. The petitioners spoke of
laying themselves at his Majesty's feet, and ex-
pressed a conviction, in which we cordially join
with them, that " His Majesty's paternal feel-
ings insure protection equally to all his subjects,
as well the weak as the strong." This is indeed
the great and beautiful principle of our Constitu-
tion—that it. does protect alike the strong and
the weak ; that no one is so strong as not to
need the protection of the law, and none so
weak as to be excluded from it. In the Co•
lOnial system the Slave is weak and the
Master is strong : our Sovereign's paternal
care is extended over them both ; and the claims
of both must be brought to the tribunal of equal
justice. The petitioners argue their case with
moderation and calmness; if we cannot ac-
quies.ce in their reasoning, we certainly see
much to applaud in their temper. We must
admit, too, 'that the blame does not rest wholly
with the Colonies. If Slavery be a blot and a
stain upon any social system, which we cer-
tainly think it is, there is nd denying that the
British Legislature has in times past entitled it-
self to a share in the odium. But we think the
Petitioners go much too far, when they argue that
the State which has once tolerated a particular
kind of property is for ever afterwards debarred
from doing anything to deteriorate that pro-
perty. This is ame taphysical refinement, and
it is bad metaphysics. It wanders away from the
plain practical question of utility into the fine-
spun theories of " The Rights of Man," which
can end in nothing but confusion. Let us look
at the state of slavery in its practical details, and
see whether they are of absolute necessity.
London, England, 1824-02-11

UNIVERSITY OF FRANCE.

• The Moniteur. of Sunday contains an extract
from the Register of the Deliberations of the
Royal Council of Public Instruction, relative to
the late disturbances in the College of Louis le
Grand, which states that the Council, consider-
ing that it is necessary to take a decisive resolu-
tion respecting the pupils Who have been sent
home; that the shortness of the time does not
admit of collecting infortnetion to determine the
degree of culpability of each of the excluded
Pupils; that it is impossible to allow them to
return to the College ; and that it is necessary
to take from the pupils in the Colleges of the
Capital the idea of considering an exclusion
Int.rely as a means of removal: to. another esta-
blislunent, decrees what follows :
"I. None of the Pupils of the Royal College of Louis le
brand, sent back to their families on account of the late dis-
'orders, cart be admitted as an inmate or as an out-boarder in
'that College.
"2. The List of the Royal Pupils comprehended in the pre-
ceding article; shall be sent to his Excellency the Minister of
I.he Interior, with the notes of the Administrateur of the College.
" 3. The Pupils-belonging to the Communes shall be sent
to the Prefect of the Seine, with the notes concerning them.
" 4. The Free Boarders may be admitted into the Establish-
rnents of Paris, if, conformably to the existing regulations,
the Chiefs of those Establishments consent to receive them.
. In future, no Pupil excluded from one College in Paris,
on account of revolt or preconcerted disobedience, can be ad-
mitted as a house-boarder or out-boarder in any public or pri-
',Vate establishment in this city.
" The Grand Master,
(Signed) " D., Bishop of Hermopolis.
• • " The Counsellor Secretary General,
Signed)) ." PETITOT."
London, England, 1824-02-11

FOR THE SUN.

PAINTING.
MR. EDITOR—When you resume your atten-
tion to the present Exhibition at the British In-
stitution, permit me to recommend to your notice
the large Picture of 44 CHRIST receiving little
children and blessing them ;" you will not be
aware that it is the production and first attempt
of a young and promising artist of the name of
PAnnis; he is well acquainted with anatomy,
and his friend Mr. CARPUE entertains a very
high opinion of his abilities, and haS spoken of
his talents in drawing the figure to his pupils.
Mr. P. is scarcely, •known as an artist, not
having associated with any ; he was very exten-
sively engaged by the
Duke of Nottnin?,ißun..
LAND lately in designing the grand chande-
liers and scroil-railing for the stair-case, which
were executed by his Majesty's glass-man.—
The above painting was begun and executed
under every disadvantage of light and room,and
few young Men are to be found of the present
day who would have persevered to complete a
painting of such magnitude under similar cir-
cumstances.

AN AMATEUR.

CURIOUS AFFAIR AT STOCKIIOLM._The Stock-
holm Gazette, of the 16th ult., contains the fol-
lowing statement :—A jeweller sent to a lady a
necklace value by his appren-
tice,
aad of 1
days afterwards, wish-
ingl of c.7.ith r
fheiwe
trinket gave satisfac-
tion,tookienore%lvieolwierfarle
madetl
inquiry, and was in-
forn3ed that no such article had been received. The
lad in consequence was arrested by the police,
but as he persisted in his story that he had
faithfully performed his master's command's, he
two officers
was taken by to his mother, who
in order to elicit
awatsrcuoemepoenilfceslsitoonc.haisatisetbleihnn,
peared that the youth had
lean time, it ap-
spoken truly, and that
it was the lady who had descended to falsehood.
Justly incensed at what had taken place, the
lad's mother prefers a complaint to the Upper
Justice (the Ombudsman), that the police had
acted with undue severity towards her son, in
as much as he was made to endure torture to ex-
tort confession, a mode of punishment utterly
repugnant to the Swedish Laws. The whole
affair has created an extraordinary sensation in
Stockholm.

It is rumoured in the Swedish capital that the
CROWN PRINCE will undertake a journey to
Norway in the course of the ensuing month.
General Count BERTRAND and his family are
at present at Rome. Prince GU:bTAVLIS, of Swe-
den (son of the deposed King) arrived in that
capital lately, under the title of Count Itter-
burg.

COUlttirE OF EXCHANGE, February 10.
Amster dam
Ditto, at :Sight
Rotterdam • /2 3
Antwerp
Hamlin rgli
Altona 37 6 2+ Us.
Paris, 3 Day's sight
Ditto
Bourdeaus, ditto
Berlin
Franliforton the Main
Petersburg
Vienna lO 10
Trieste lO 10
:.ladrid
Cadiz
13i1boa
Barcelona
Gibraltar
Leghorn
Genoa . . 4'31-Venice, Ital. Lie 27. 0
Malta 4O -Naples
Palermo

51:4

Lisbon
Oporto
Rio Janeiro
Bahia ...
. 9
BULLION

Portugal Gold, iii Coin 1.0 0 0 ritr rlz
Foreign Gold, in• Bars 3 17 6
New Doubloons
New Dollars - 4 9,f
Silver •Itl Bars, Standard 0 4. 11i
London, England, 1824-02-11

LEGACY DUTY.

Mr. RUME postponed his motion on the subject of the Le-
gacy Duty to to-morrow (as we understood).
Mr, S. WORTLEY presented a petition from certain Arti-
sans-and Persons who work for hire in the neighbourhood and
town of Barnsley, in Yorkshire, against the Combination Laws.
Laid on the table.
London, England, 1824-02-11

OFFICE-LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS.

The subscribed Capital of this Sociriy is One Million Sterling.

TRUSTEES.

AtOie9on, Nathaniel.
Atkinsccn, Thomas, Eaq.
Bicknell. fa•arlcs, Eyo,.
Green, William, Esq.

Pepyi, Charles C. Esa.
Scarlett, James, Esq. M.P.
:taw, Esq. M.P.

DIRE,

Amory, Sarou^t, Esq.
Bickerstetli, Henry, Esq.
Brougham. Henry, Esq. M.P.
Brundrett, Jonathan, Esq.
Cordate, William, Esq.

Courtenay, Philin, Esq.
Farrer, Oliver, Esq.
Ho'me, Bryan. Esq.
Jones, 3ohn,,Esq.
Kayc, Charles, Esq.
K'nght, William Young, Esq
Lowe, William, Esq.

:TORS.
Macqacen.Thos. P. Esq. M.P,
Oldham, Adam, Eq.
PeOir, Mx. St,j,atit,
Pollen, Richard. Esq.
Prrstun, Richard, Esq.

Reardon, Daniel, Esq.
Scott, John F. Esq.
!•.tigrien. Edward Esq.
Yizard, William, Esq.
White, Rithard, EN-
Williams,
Charles F. Esq.
Wright, William, Esq.

A GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS win be
held at the SOCIETY'S OFFICE, in LINCOLN'S INN
FIELDS, on SATURDAY, the 21st day of February instant,
at Twelve for One o'Clock at Noon, for the purpose of con-
firming a Resolution passed at the last General Meeting, on
the td instant, to empower the Directors to effect Assurances
to the amount of k 5,009 upon the same sole or joint Life or
Lives. _

Arrangements have been made, under which Assurances

may be effected upon the Lives of Persons residrnt at consi-
derable distances from London, without the payment of a
t• -
fine for non•appearance at the Office.
The General Board Day is every Wednesday. at Two
o'Clock: but Assurances may (if necessary) be effected on
any other day, upon application at the Other.
JAMES .ANDERTON, Sec.
London, England, 1824-02-11

FASHIONABLE PARTIES.

The Earl of Liverpool gave a grand dinner yesterday at Fife
House.
Mr. Stratford Canning gave an elegant entertainment yes-
terday, at his house in Berkeley-square.
The Countess Ludolph had
.a small circle of faahionables
yesterday evening in Gloucester-place.
Lady Smith entertained a distinguished party at dinner on
Monday, at her house in Piccadilly.
London, England, 1824-02-11

FLUID EXTRACT OF SARSAPARILLA.
IN this Preparation are concentrated all the
Medicinal Properties of the Sarsaparilla Root, even to
a Perfect. Saturation of the Nlenstruum with which it is pre-
pared. To such Persons, therefore, who, from various causes,
would experience great inconvenience, or with whom it would
be utterly impossible to prepare the Decoction, the Fluid
Extract, which possesses the advantages of portahility, and
of keeping in any climate, will be found a roost desirable
mode of employing this much-esteemed Medicine.
The Diseases in which it has proved most beneficial
are those of the Skin, such as Scorbutic Affections, Erup-
tive Diseases, Secondary Syruptonis, &c. arising from a dis
eased State of the System at large. It may be taken either
alone, or combined with Water, ren.lering it of the same
strength as the Decoction.
Prepared and Sold by Butlers, Chemists, No. 4, Cheapside,
St. Panl's, and 220, Regent-street (near the Argyle Rooms),
London ; 20, Waterloo-place, Edinburgh; 34, Saekville-
street, Dublin; and by the principal Medicine-Venders
throughout the United Kingdom, in Bottles, at 4s. 6d. and
79. 6d.
Be careful to ask for "Butler's Fluid Extract of Sarsapa-
rilla." as Imitations are in circulation.
London, England, 1824-02-11

'I'IIE ARMY.

The Depots of the 23d (Royal WelCh
leers), the 77th (East Middlesex), and the 93d (Highland),
Regiments of Infantry have received orders to embark from
Ireland, on board the Joseph Green transport for the Isle of
Wight.
One Squadron of the Bth (the King's Royal Irish Light
Dragoon Hussars) received orders to march, on Monday, from.
Norwich to Ipswich, where it will arrive on the 11th instant.
One troop of the 15th (or the King's) Regiment, of Light
Dragoons, (Hussars) has received orders, on the arrival of a
squadron of the Bth Hussars, at Ipswich, to march from that
station to Canterbury, where it is to arrive on the 17th inst.

Commission in the 2d Regiment of Norfolk Yeomanry Caval-
ry, signed by his Majesty's Lieutenant of the County of
Norfolk.
Thomas Rose, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Kirbell, resigned.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of
II add ington.
Berwickshire Regiment of Militia—John Hay Newton, Esq,
to be Captain, vice Gregorson, resigned.
Haddingtonshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—John
Hay Mackenzie, Esq. to be Captain, vice Walker, deceased.
London, England, 1824-02-11

DIED.

On Monday morning, at his house in Great George-street,
Westminster, in the 74th year of his age, John Fane, Esq., of
Warmesley, in Oxfordshire, M.P. for that County.
On the Ist inst., in Queen-square, in the nth year of his ages
Isaac Ogden, Esq., a Judge of his Majesty's Court, of King's
Bench for the district of Montreal, in the province of Lower
Canada, for a period of 29 years.
On the 9th inst., at Cheshunt, Herts, 91st year, Mary,
widow of Herbert Mayo, D.D., late Rector of St. George's
East, Middlesex.
On Friday, the 6th inst., at his house, Sunbury, Edinburgh,
James Ilaig, Jun., Esq.

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MARRIED.

On Tuesday, the 10th inst., Mr. James Winstanley, o;
Chatham-place, to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of the late
Samuel Rhodes, Esq., of Islington.
On Tuesday, at St. George's, Hanover-square, Thomas
Hoskins, Esq., of North Perrott, Somersetshire, to Charlotte
Mary Adams, only daughter of the late James Adams, EA..,
of Berkeley-square.
London, England, 1824-02-11

MERCANTI LE SIIIPPINC;.

DEAL, FEB. 10.—Wind S.W.—About 8 o'clock last even-
ing the wind shifted to N.N.E., when the whole of the out-.
ward-bound sailed. Early this morning it hacked again to the:
Southward, and in the course of the day got to S.W:, with
light breezes and thick hazy weather.
r'IVE P.3l.—The Dominica, for Dominica' is now puffins,
back, with several small brigs. Arrived the Cordelia, Bully,
from Salon.
FALMOUTH, FEB. 9.—Wind S.W.-.---Sailcd his Majesty's
packet Magnet., for Lisbon ; Prince Regent ditto, for the M:-
diterranean ; Countess of Chichester ditto, for Buenos Ayres ;
Lord Hobart ditto, for Brazils ; and the Osbourn ditto, for
America.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. Bl.—Wind S. WV.—PLYMOUTH,
FEB. 9.—Wind S.W.—No arrivals or sailings.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 9.-_--AlTind S.W.--Arrived the Magnet,
Fisher, from Charleston ; and Fuiman, Forster, from Mar-
seilles.—The Tom, from Liverpool for Lancaster, was lost on
Cockermouth Sands on Friday last.
DOVER, nth. 10.—Wind S.W.—Off the port, the Hester,
Gibbons, from Palermo ; and tke Phesdd, Bishop, from
Demerara.

GRAVESEND,. FEB. 10.—Arrived the Helen, Way, and In-
dustry, Bass, from Lisbon ; and Esther, Lowther, from Deme-
rara. Sailed the Princess Charlorte, Lyons, for Jamaica ;
Duke of Bedford, Cunningham, for Madras ; and Telemachus,
Lisby, from Newfoundland.
London, England, 1824-02-11

FARMAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEB. 10.

The Earl of St. GERMAINS took the oaths and his seat.—
His Lordship was introduced by Earls Harrowby and Somers.

IRELAND.

Earl DARNLEY rose to chew their Lordships that he had
not forgotten the pledge which he had given last Session, to
bring the whole state of Ireland under their consideration.
—He should therefore give notice, that unless he should be
anticipated, and he hoped he should, by some Noble Lord
more able than himself to do justice to the subject, he
should introduce it to the House at the beginning of the
next month. It appeared to him that the state of Ireland
Wa4 more under the consideration of the Government than it
nad ever been, and he did not derty that the situation of that
country had been partially improved. Yet inquiry seemed
to him ebsolittelx necessary, and if their laprdritips were not
prepared.to consider the subject under ittbearings, it might
still be worth while to examine whether a different line of
policy might not he likely to produce still greater good. The
present was the decisiie time, when measures might be adopt-
ed with most effect. He should therefore move that their
Lordships be summoned for Tuesday the second of March,
though as he was anxious of having the assistance of several
Noble Peers connected With Ireland, and is particular of the
Noble ViScount who had so ably seconded the Address, (Lord.
Lorton) he should have no objection to change the day after-
wards for any other which might suit their convenience better:
He also trusted that his Majesty's Ministers would produce all
the information that could he laid on the subject before the
House, and with a view to make it as full as possible, should
now move that a Message be sent to the Commons; to request
a copy of the Report of their Committee of Inquiry into the
subject of the Employment of the Poor in Ireland, and of the
various docutnems laid before that Committee, and principally
thoie relative to First Fruits and to Tithes.—Ordered.

APPEALS.
The House having been then, called over, the Ballot took
place, and their Lordship? names were written down in the
order in which they came to attend Committees on Appeals up
to the 20th day of next July.
London, England, 1824-02-11

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

Lord NUGENT postponed his notice on this subject, from
Thursday (the 12th instant) to Tuesday next. On that even-
ing he should move for a copy of the instructions given by the
British Government to 'Sir 'Wm. A'Court; and for copies of
the correspondence which had passed between Sir Wm.
A'Court and the Government of Spain. In case those papers
were refused by the House, he should follow up his motion
with a resolution expressive of his opinion on the subject.

A Message from the Lords requested a Copy of the Report
of the Committee appointed by the House to mgairc into the
Irish Poor Laws.—The request Was agreed te.

JURIES.

Mi. Secretary PEEL gave notice, that, on the 17th instant,
he should move for leave to bring in a Bill to consolidate and
amend the Laws respecting Jurors ; and another for the same
purpose respecting the Government of Prisoners.
Mr. .WESTERN spoke a few words, which we did not hear
distinctly, respecting a proposal he had himself made respect-
ing the alteration of the qualification for Jurors,
Mr Secretary PEEL said, his proposal for the Consolidation
of the laws would not at all interfere with that of the Hon. Gen-
tleman.
USURY LAWS.

Mr. Serjeant ONSLOW moved for leave to bring in a Bill
to repeal the existing Laws regulating the Rate of Interest. He
said he should not go over the arguments which had been ad-
duced on .former occasions on this point. They had been fully
gone into already ; and he should therefore reserve himself to a
future stage of the question for a discussion of its general prin-
ciples.
After a few words from Sir M. CHOMELEY, leave was given
to bring in the Bill.
• •
- EXCHEQUER BILLS.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved for
several Returns relative to the issue of Eichequer Bills.—Or-
doted. •

The -CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice
that he should to-morrow submit the usual motion respecting
Exehegtict Bills.—Adjourneil:

SPAR': ING.—Pttreell had a benefit yesterday at
the Fives Court, The most iaterestihg set-to was hetweenSamp-
son anti:Josh Rudson. Josh had decidedly the hest of it. It
was announced that a match 'for ,t1)01. had been made betweep
-Spring mid 'Langan.
. .
London, England, 1824-02-11

every Nlornisig to the George lon, Sunderland, at reduced
Fares.
Mountain's " Express, Umpire, and Tally Ho," to MAN-
CHESTER, Winstow, Congleton, Newcastle, Walsatl, %Vol
verhampt on, andKriutsford, new Four Ins:de Day and Nigh
Coaches, three times a-day.
SHEFFIELD and Rotherham New Fonr inside Post
Coaches every Morning, called " The Express," and also.
" The Rockingham," every Afternoon, at reduced Fares.
The " Royal Express," few BIRMINGHAM Light Fast
Night Coach, in 15 hours, sets out every afternoon, carry.
ins{ Four Inside only; passes through Warwick, Leaming-
ton, Solitham, Weetion, Daventry, Stoney Stratford; and
Towcester, to the Saritcen's Head, Bull-street, -Birming-
ham, early the next Morning. Driven through with Two
Coachmen only.
-
The" Express," a New Light Post Coach, to HULL, Lin-
coln, Northcave, Howderi, and Doncaster, every Morning at
Eight o'Clock, to the Cross Keys, Market-place, H 0.11; and
also the " Rockingham" in the Afternoon at. Two o'Clock.
The HERTFORD, A'are,ti.n.hiesdoti,.and Ch eshont Cooch.
TOTIENHAM.nitd Edmonton Coaches daily, at Eleven,
Half-past Two, Fier, and Eight
'"4,* At Redmierl Fares to Leeds, YOrk, arid. Doncaster,
Luggage and Packages at only id peer pound. -
S. A. 'MOUNTAIN and Uo. respectfully acquaint- their
Friends and the Public, that they will not he acotintable.
any Parcels, Passenger's Loggag,,, Writings. Plate, &c. of
rtiorir than Fire Pounds Valvie, if lest, stolen, or damaged,
unless entered as such, and the insnraPce tosid accord-
iney, at the qv acen's Head ;nit, >'tinoer-street. know-hill,
London, England, 1824-02-11

VICTUALLING-OFFICE, Fet,. 10, I 8 t 4.

THE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL-
' •LING His MAJESTY', N.,IFT, ti-c. do kereby
give Notice, that on Tuesday, Me rich Instant, they Will
lie ready to receive .enders in w;-iting (sealed up), and
treat for
Twelve Hundred Sacks of BISCUIT MEAL ; to be deli-
vered into His Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford,
one-half bet the 9..1:1, February instant, and the other
half by the 9th March following.
y Quarters of SPLIT PEASE : to be delivered
at Deptford in a fortnight from the day of Contract, ac-
cording to Samples to he produced with the Tenders of
teat less than one quart each.
The Cunlitious of the Contracts may be seen at this Office.
Each Tender must specific Me price in word.) at length, and
he delivered before U.ne o'Cloch on the day iwointid and
the Person who makes the Tender, or some Person on his
behalf, must attend to answer when collee for.
freILLER CLIFTON.
London, England, 1824-02-11

SWALLOWING NEEDLES.—Last week a need le,
an inch and a quarter long, was extracted from
the arm of a Miss FISHLR, of Whitehaven, after
having been swallowed upwards of two years !
This is another instance to the thousands al-
ready given, of the injurious practice, common
among females, of putting pins and needles in the
mouth.—(Carlisle Journal.)

We have seen a letter from an Officer of the
93d Highlanders at Barbadoes, dated the 2d of
January, which mentions the safe arrival of that
regiment there, and at Demerara, after a pleasant
passage from Cork. They had been three weeks
on the Island, and all in good health. There
had not been the least appearance of a disturb-
ance in that Island during the holidays. In
the transports which took out the 93d, another
regiment, the 4th, was dispatched from Barba-
does to Antigua, St. Kitt's, and other islands to
leeward, and returned to Barbadoes with part of
the 35th regiment.:;—(G/asgow Herald.)
London, England, 1824-11-05

QUESTION.

" Whether an Esquire by qtlee shall take place of another
Esquire by office, who.Vitts made Esquire by virtue of the said
office six or seven years after, although the latter may be the
more ancient Gentleman ?"

ANSWER.

" Their office being of equal rank and qualitie, he that is
first an Esquire by office, shall take place of him that is made
Esquire afterwards by virtue of the said office, although the
latter may be the more ancient Gentleman.
(Signed) " JOHN BOROUGII, Garter Principal
King of Arms.
" NVIL L FAH LE UWE, 'Clarencieux.
" HEN. ST. GEOItOE, Norroy."
London, England, 1824-11-05

ots to tz) t 3 ..• t*
:.., cat 1..... .4 *a ....

The idea of honours without salary was well
exemplified by GOLDSM/TU, who, in writing to
a friend an account of his appointment AS -Pro-
fessor of History to the Royal Academy, com-
pared it to "granting ruffles without a dart...
London, England, 1824-11-05

SITO9TING

_ • __ ...___ _..
The match at game shooting, for thirty sovereigns each, be-
tween Messrs. Allington, Burgess, and Phillips, took place on
Wednesday. The terms of the match were to commence at
eight o'clock and shoot till two. Mr. Allington began at Stoke
Bucks, and bagged as follows :—four brace of partridges, six
brace
thirtyo
f
1 shots.ea sant:lr
sia.npdhsilelviielns hares
a direction eastward from; total, twenty-seven heed
in
Cobham, and killed five brace of partridges, six of pheasants,
and three hares; total, twenty-five in twenty-nine shots. Mr.
Burgess shot from Esher, round the inclosures towards Walton,
and he killed three and a half brace of birds, six brace of phea-
sant,ancl six hares; total, twenty-five head in twenty, seven shots,
leaving Mr. Allington winner by two.

Madame VESTRIS is playing With great success
at the Dublin Theatre.

" my
a;nd look over
hint,r red"e lc: L
01:47,1
said K c r.ti‘yo
01
rirnEd
toa
Iry garden wall : my cucumbers are very back-
ward."

When manager at Drury-lane, Lord Ilynori
observed, 46 it is pleasant enough sometimes to
take a peep behind, as well as a look before the
4
scenes. 1 remember one leg of an ekphant saying
10 another, D—a
your eyes, move a little
quicker.'"

While Mr. D. DAVIES, of Luella!tract), Car-
marthenshire, was taking the fetters off his bull', legs, the
annual suddenly struck hum on the head, and killed him on the
spot. He has left a wife and 11 children.
A rope-dancer at Bartholomew Fair, making a
false step, came to the ground.
;t)
present Get up again,
you thpir,,, Said WESTON, who Was "you
have not hung your time."
London, England, 1824-11-05

men t will not re-assemble on the 6th iannary,which
is Old Christmas Day, and of course follows too
closely the festivities of Christmas ; but that 4
further and short prorogation will take place till
the latter end of January or the beginning of
February, when the Parliament will be positively
directed to assemble for the dispatch of business.
The meeting of Parliament cannot well be post-
poned till a later period than the end of January,
on account of the " Private Business," as it is
termed, of both Houses. The private business
of the approaching Session, it is already calculat-
ed, by the Bills for Companies, &c. that are pre-
paring, or have had notices of them given, will
exceed, in quantity and importance, any pre-
ceding years—even of those Sessions, of which
Mr. Pitt and Mr. Rose used to boast so much,
when there were so many Bills for Inch).
sures, &c. It is expected that there will be
upwards of two hundred Private Bills before
the Parliament, for Joint Stock Companies,
Loan Companies, Oil Gas Companies, Clean
Washing and Pure Water Companies, and the
various Road, Engine, and Turnpike Measures.
The Lawyers are very busy, as are divers Par-
liamentary agents, in preparing Bills; and the
Bills, of course, will not fail to have the custo-
mary decorations of Directors, Trustees, Bankers,
Secrete ries,Actua ries,A udi tors, Solicitors, Agents,
Engineers, Chairmen, Deputy Chairmen, Parlia-
mentary Agents, &c. &c. Thus there is likely
to be much warm work without the aid of politics.
London, England, 1824-08-16

E ARMY.

The 75th Regiment of Infantry has been ordered to march
from Naas to Birr.
The 634 Regiment of Foot has been ordered from Birr to
Naas.
The Ist division of the 24 Regiment of Foot arrived, on the
12th inst. at Chatham from Gosport.
The Ist division of the Bth Regiment of Infantry is ordered
round from Portsmouth to Plymouth.
The 724 is ordered, on being replaced by the 11th Regiment
of Foot, to embark at Plymouth for Edinburgh.
The remainder of the filth Foot is daily expected to arrive at
Portsmouth from the Mediterranean.
The remainder of the Ist Battalion of the 60th is daily ex-
pected to arrive at Portsmouth from Quebec.
London, England, 1824-08-16

THE THEATRES.

KING'S THEATRE.—The season closed at this
Theatre on Saturday last with the Opera of 11
Don Giovanni. The Theatre, iu all parts, was
more crowded than we observed on any night
during the Season, and the performers exerted
themselves to the utmost, in order to leave a good
impression on the Public. The Opera was well
supported in general ; but GALICIA, Dc BEGNIS,
his beautiful wife, CARAnonr, and PORTO, are
particularly entitled to notice and to praise. A
printed apology for CAnAnoar, on the score of
indisposition, in case she should perform with
langour, was circulated, but with little occasion,
as she acquitted herself so well, as to deserve the
applause which she received. We ought not to
take leave of this Theatre without paying a tri-
bute to the Management. Mr. BEN ELLI and his
patrons have certainly exerted themselves with
great zeal and liberality to deserve the counte-
nance of the Fashionable World and the Public
in general. They engaged, in PASTA, GARCIA,
the DE BEGNIS, PL tcci,and others, the first-rate
talents in their respective provinces, and the
Corps de Ballet was also amply supplied with
performers of both sexes, of distinguished merit.
In Rosswt, also, they employed a powerful
Composer and instrumental Performer, who,
judging from what he received each night for
presiding at private concerts (501.), and the ex-
travagant present of 5001. from Prince LEOPOLD,
which would have been better devoted to some
benevolent institution in the country whence he
derives his vast income, must have been engaged
at an enormous expense for the Composer
and his wife. Even the scenery, during
the season, was creditable to the taste as
well as liberality of the Management, as it. was
superior to what we have seen for many seasons.
The scene of the Sepulchre, in Romeo acid Juliet,
in particular, was admirable in design and ex-
ecution, and would make an excellent print.—
Upon the whole, Mr. BENELLI and his sup-
porters have done justice to the public, and are
well entitled to its future patronage. On the
conclusion of the Opera, on Saturday, 44 God
save the King" was sung by the leading and all
the rest of the vocal corps, and received by the
audience, standing, with the most loyal accla-
mations.

ENGLISH OPERA lIOI.IOE.—On Saturday the
successful Opera of Der Frieschutz was rendered
still more attractive by the appearance of Miss
STEPHENS in the part of Agnes, with additional
songs by her and BaAnAm. She acted with her
usual unaffected simplicity, and sung with her
usual excellence. The new songs were given by
13aAn.tin with all his wonted force anti powerful
effect. The Afterpiece was The. Reign o'T:cave
Hours; but Miss KELLY was so much indisposed
as with difficulty to get through the first Act, and
continued so ill that Mr. BARTLEY was obliged
to apologize for her inability to proceed in the
part, and she is deservedly too great a favourite
with the Public for the' audience not to regret
the occasion. The house was crowded at an
early hour.
London, England, 1824-08-16

From the LONDON GA 7. Ell' V., Aug. 14.

At the Court at Carlton House, the 24th of August, 024,
present, the King's Nlost Excellent Majesty in Council.
It is this day ordered by his Majesty in Council, that tin%
Parliament be prorogued from Tuesday the twenty-fourth day
of this instant August to Thursday the fourth day of November
next.

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
J. N. Haman, Alphington, Devonshire, inacch-tnanuface.
turer.

BANKRUPTS.
G. Erringtnn and C. D. Nichols, Croydon, Surrey, drains,
to surrender Aug. 24, at eleven, Sept. 4 and 25, at ten, at the
Court of Commissioners, London. Attorney, Mr. Robinson,
Walbrook.
.1. Marshall, Black Horse-yard, Gray's-inn-lane, box-maker,
Aug. 17, 20, and Sept. 25, at twelve, at the Court of Commis-
sioners. Attorneys, Messrs. Brace and Selby, Surrey-street,
strand.

G. R. Phelps, Martin's-lane, Cannon-street, vellum-binder,
Aug. 17. 31, at eleven, and Sept. 25, at ten, at the Court of
Commissioners. Attorneys, Alessrs. Osbaldeston and Idurray,
London-street, Fenchtirch-street.
J. Iluskew, Cock-hill, Ratclifr, St. Dunstan Stepney, to-
bacco-manufacturer, Aug. 21, at eleven. 23, andi Sept. 25, at
ten, at the Court of 'Commissioners. Attorney, Mr. Younger,
John-street, America. square.
R. Harding, Bristol, timber-merchant, Aug. 20, 27, and
Sept. 25, at twelve, at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol. At-
torneys, Messrs. Bourdillon and Hewitt, Bread-street; and
Messrs. Bevan and Brittan, Bristol.

B. T. I)ewc, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, mercer. Aug. 26.
nt four, 27, and Sept. 25, at eleven, at the Bull Inn, Fedor&
Attorneys, Alemsrm. eggimon and Poole, Gray'm..inn ; and bk.
W. M. Crowdy, Swindon, Wilts.