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London, England, 1827-07-17 00:00:00

COMMUNICATION WITH ENGLAND.

It being highly desirable to a large number of
persons in Dublin, that the dispatch of the
English Mail should be kept back to the latest
possible hour, a letter had been addressed to the
Post-master General in England, to ascertain
what arrangement could be come to ; his Lord-
ship was pleased to return the following answer :
General Post Office, 12th July, 1827.

Sta—Having laid before my Lord, the Postmaster-
General, the application transmitted in your letter of the
14th ult., signed by yourself and other respectable Mer-
chants of Dublin, that the Mails now made up at
Three o'clock r.m. in Dublin, for Holyhead and Liver-
pool, may not be closed for one hour longer each day ;
I am directed by his Lordship to state to you, for
the information of the applicants, that the Post Office
in Ireland being entirely independent of his Lordship's
control, it is not in his Lordship's power to comply with
their wishes as regards the extension of the hour for closing
the Mails in question, whirls must of course rest with the
Post-master General of Ireland, with whom my Lord is in
communication on the subject—and with the view of afford-
ing facility to any arrangements which the Post Office of
Ireland may think fit to adopt, directions have been given
that, during the Summer, the Packet with the Liverpool
Mail shall not leave Kingstown until Five r.m., instead of
Four e. at. ; and my Lord regrets circumstances do not at
present favor his Lordship's anxious desire, to adopt a simi-
lar arrangement as to the Packets conveying the Mail from
Kingstown to Holyhead.
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
To J. R. Pim, Esq. &c. &c. T. FREELING.
—Dublin Evening Post.

NEW CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION.

Mr. LAWLESS in the Chair.

Amount of Catholic Rent since last return,
11/. 10s. 4(1.
___

A letter was read from Waterford, stating the
absolute necessity of a remittance for the persecuted
Forty-Shilling Freeholders of that County.—Re-
ferred to the Managing Committee.
Mr.o' CONNELL, in an animated speech, introduced
his motion relative to the collection of the Catholic
Rent in the different parishes in Ireland. He com-
plained of the apathy of the Catholics in collecting,
while there was nothing wanted to get a sum amply
sufficient for every purpose of protection to the poor
Forty-shilling Freeholders, if there were but people
with sufficient diligence and patriotism to go about
in collecting it. He mentioned the Rev. Mr.
Stennett as an example to the Catholic Priests, to
stimulate them to exertion, and concluded a powerful
appeal by moving that letters be written by the
Committee, to every parish in Ireland, calling on
them to commence vigorously the collection of
small and regular sums towards the Rent.
Mr. O'DWYER was then called to the Chair, and
the Meeting adjourned.—Dublin Evening Post.

DISSOLUTION OF THE ROYAL IRISH

ASSURANCE COMPANY.

An extraordinary General Meeting of the Pro-
prietors was held at the Royal Exchange on Thurs-
day, for the purpose of confirming or rejecting the
Resolutions passed at the Meeting on the 14th of
June last.

At half-past twelve o'clock Mr. Robert WELSH
was called to the Chair.

Mr. SCANLAN moved that the resolutions adopted
at the last Meeting, for the dissolution of the Com-
pany, should be adopted. This motion having been
seconded by Mr. CORCORAN, was unanimously
adopted.
The Meeting then separated.

On Monday evening, about five o'clock, as a
Frenchman was exhibiting a muzzled bear in
Academy-street, some children approached too
near, and probably interrupted his gemboL by
teasing him in sport. The creature, in the irritation
of the moment; struck two of the children with
his paws, and this provoked the bystanders, who
began to beat him with sticks and stones. Bruin,
thus assailed, flew towards the Poor-house, and
down by Thomson's-bridge ; and, though he
had extricated himself from the muzzle, he made
no battle, but sought safety in flight alone. An
immense crowd pursued, and overtook the
tine, and he was at last shot in York-street. The
poor Frenchman lay down on -the body of his
dead companion, and with strong manifestations
of sorrow bewailed his fate.—Bey Guardian.

SUICIDE.—During the breakfast hour on
Thursday, the inhabitants in Canongate were
thrown into a state of agitation by an act of self-
murder, under the most harrowing circumstances.
The deceased was bred to the silver plating basi-
ness, and was well behaved, and respectable in
his rank in life. Since the beginning of May
last, he had laboured under the deepest despon-
dency. '[lie medical gentlemen had advised that
he should be kept walking about, or in society, as
much as convenient; but he went out with reluc-
tance, and appeared to consider the company of
every visitor irksome, except that of his son-in-
law. When his taciturnity could be overcome,
it was evident from random expressions, that he
was not only existing under constant dread of
a prison, but that he also entertained the deepest
apprehensions of his future felicity. A few
minutes after nine o'clock he sprung out of his
bed, seized a razor, and in an instant cut his
throat from ear to ear. His wife, who was in
another apartment, observed him just as he had
inflicted the deadly wound, and gave an alarming
scream. Being overheard by her son-in-law, lie
promptly entered the house, and found the tin.:
fortunate man still standing with the gory imple-
ment of destruction in his hand. When he or-
dered him to lay down the razor, he made to-
wards him, but fell in the attempt, and imme-
diately expired.—Scotsnzan.
A singular case came forward at the Sittings
of the Tribunal of Police of Fontaine Lebeau
(Lower Seine), over which the Mayor of the
District presides, who is at once the Judge and
Public Minister—which is the practice in the
greater number of the burghs and villages where
there are no Justices of the Peace. The case-
related to a serpent, which had some dispute
with M. the Parish Priest, and this was the oc-
casion :—The Priest, the day before preaching
on the subject of original sin, had several times
exclaimed " The serpent !"—the cursed ser-
pent which has caused the destruction of so
many individuals !"—A serpent—not a Boa-
Constrictor, but one of those which, in the
hands of a musician, sometimes astounds the
ears of the faithful—raised himself all at once,
and, interrupting the venerable Pastor, in a tone
half-furious, half-stifled, " I ! have I been the
cause of the destruction of such innucnse num-
bers ?" cried he. " I know that, for the fifty
years, during which I have been a serpent from
father to son, I have done injury to no one.—
I am but a serpent—but an honest one—let any
one say the contrary that can." Having uttered
some reproaches against the Cur, who endea-
voured in vain to give hirn the most satisfactory
explanations, the sensitive serpent was brought
betbre the Police Tribunal, and condemned to
two days' imprisonment—''because (said the
judgment) it is allowable to be ignorant, but it
is not permitted to any one to insult the person
of the Clergyman, nor to disturb divine. service.
The serpent, who is a Norman, is determined,
they say, to appeal from this judgment (*).—
Journal des Debats.
(.) The Normans bear the reputation, in France, of
being excessively religious.... Trane.

FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS.

WINDSOR, JULY 16.—This day the KING
held a Council at the Castle. His MAJEsTr, accompanied
by the Lord Steward; left the Royal Lodge a little after
twelve o'clock, in an open carriage, drawn by four beauti-
ful bay horses, 'and driven by two postilions, in full uni-
form, followed by another open carriage, wills Lord SIMI-
TIIAVEN, Sir WM. KJ:I'I'EL, and Sir ANDREW BARNARD,
conducted as the former. His MAJESTY proceeded through
the Long Walk, High-street, and Castle-street, to the
Castle, and was escorted by a party of the Life Guards.
Previous to the sitting of the Council, his MAJESTY gave
audience to the Duke of PORTLAND, the Marquis of LANS-
DOWN, Earl of CARLISLE, and Mr. STURGES BOURNE.

Mr. STURGES BOURNE has resigned the
Seals of the Home Department to the Marquis of LANS-

DOWN•

THE KING'S COURT.—Late on Saturday
night summonses were issued for holding a- Council at the
King's Castle at Windsor.

Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, his MA-
JESTY left the Royal Lodge, in Windsor Park, attended by
the Earl of Fare and Lord STRATHAVEN, the Lord in
Waiting, in his carriage and four, with outriders ; the ser-
vants in full livery, and escorted by a party of the second
regiment of Life Guards. The KING proceeded down the
Long-walk, through the town of Windsor, up Castle-hill,
to the Castle.

His iVIAJESTV, SOUR after his arrival, gave au
audience to Mr. Secretary BouiexE, when the Right Hon.
Gentleman, it was understood, delivered his seals of office as
Secretary of State for the Home Department.

The KING then gave an audience to the Mar-
quis of LANSDOWN, when his MAJEsry presented to the
Noble Marquis the seals of office as Secretary of State for
the Home Department.
The Duke of PORTLAND had an audience of
the KING, and resigned the Privy Seal, which it was under-
stood his MAJEsry delivered to the Earl of CARLISLE.

His MAJESTY then held a Privy Council,
which was attended, in addition to the Cabinet Ministers,
by the Lord Steward and the Lord Treasurer. The Mar-
quis of LnxsnowN was then sworn in Secretary of State
for the Home Department.
Mr. GREVILLE attended as Clerk of the
Council.

After the breaking up of the Council, at four
o'clock, the KING entered his pony phaeton, which was in
readiness, and drove up the Long-walk to the Royal Lodge,

Mr. CANNING was prevented from attending
the KING in Council by indisposition.

DOVER, JULY 16, 182'7.--His Sercue
Highness Prince LEOPOLD remained at the Ship Inn until
about eleven o'clock this morning, when he proceeded for
London, under a salute from the• Western Heights. It is
rumoured that his Sereue Highnesss has some intention of
taking a house here for some weeks during the summer.

There has been since Saturday morning a very
unusual bustle amongst the Government Messengers, both
English and Foreign. Eleven have sailed from Dover
within that period, charged with dispatches, and four are
`arrived this afternoon.

Mr. CANNING, we are happy to say, was bet-
ter yesterday. The Right Hon. Gentleman, however, re-
mained in his apartment during the whole of the day. Mr.
CArrruNc derived great benefit from taking a warm bath
on Sunday. _ _

The Spanish Minister transacted business yes-
terday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign
A ffairs.

Last night, at twenty minutes past 'title o'clock,
his Royal Highness Vrince LEorot.n arrived with his suite,
in two earrilges and four, at his residence in Pall-mall,
from Paris. His Royal Highness was received at
Mulborough-house by Baron SrocKmAn, Comptroller of
the Prince's Household, Sir ROBERT GARM NY n, Sir
HENRY PEYTON, and Colonel CuaT, Equerries to his
Royal Highness. The Prince left Dover a few minutes
before ten o'clock in the morning, reached Rochester about
four o'clock, when his Royal Highness dined at the Ship
Lin, and left Rochester at six o'clock, to proceed to town.
It had been the intention of his Royal Highness to have re-
turned to England in March last, but while at Naples his
Royal Flightless was attacked with serious indisposition, and
continued in a dangerous state for upwards of two months.
Dr. Quy.,:, an English physician residing at Naples, was
called in to attend his Royal Highness, and has thought it
necessary, owing to the delicate state of his Royal High_
ness's health, to accompany the Prince in his journey from
Naples to England.

Her Royal Highnes.-3 the Duchess of
CLAKENCE, the Princess CATILOTH, and Miss FITZ-
CLARENCr, attended by Colonel Coons a. anti suite, atrived
at Dorchester on Thursday afternoon, about half-past
three, and alighted at the King's Arms Inn, where a Cap-
tain's guard of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoons were drawn
out to receive her. The bells of the churches rang a merry
peal, the flags were flying on the towers, and an immense
assembly of the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood
expressed their welcome by loud acclamations. The band
of the town played Rule Britannia, and other appropriate
tunes. Her Royal Highness came to the windows and re-
turned the cheers of the assembly with repeated bows, and
was pleased to express herself particularly gratified with
the attention paid her, and ordered refreshments for the
soldiers who had received her. She returned front Wey-
mouth on Friday, at 12 o'clock, when similar attentions
were again paid her, and she: departed for Exeter, leaving
on the minds of all sentiments of high respect for that con-
descension and urbanity of manners so characteristic of the
Royal Family, and so particularly gratifying to the feelings
of Englishmen.—Shcrborne Mereuzw.
The Countess of MANSFIELD gave a grand
clejeunc, yesterday morning, at her villa, Caen Wood,
near Hampstead, which was very numerously and fashion-
ably attended.

ZUCHELLI is expected in this country shortly
from Paris, having been engaged to sing at the grand Musi-
cal Festival at Worcester.

Miss TAYLOR, pupil of Mr. S. B. CRAMER,
a native of Huddersfield, will shortly make her debut as a
Pianoforte player.

Mrs. WILLIAM PllummortE% Concert, in
Cavendish-square, on Friday evening,- was attended by
several Foreigners of distinction ; the Marchioness Dowager
of SALIsnuRT, Lord ST. HELENS, Lady DEERING, Lord
ARTHUR HILL, Mrs. LLoYD, &C.

, -
SURREY TIMATRE.—A young lady named
MoNTGomEav has made a successful debut at this Theatre,
in the ehai•acter of Desdemona, which she played to Mr.
ELUSION'S Othello. She is possessed of a good figure,
graceful carriage, and declaims with considerable ability.
ItEGIUS PROFESSORSHIP OF DIVINITY AT
CAMBRIDGE.—The Bishop of LiNcor.N will vacate the
Regius Professorship of Divinity at Michaelmas next.—
The candidates are Dr. WORDSWORTH, the Master of Tri-
nity ; and Dr. HOLLINGSWORTH, the Norrisian Professor
of Divinity. Rumour names also others :--Dr. FRENCH,
the Master of Jesus College ; and the Rev. THomps
TURTON, 8.D., the late Professor of Mathematics.

UNIVERSITY COMMISSION.---We under-
stand that his Majesty's Commissioners for visit-
ing the Universities of Scotland, are to open the
Commission at the Colleges of St. Andrew's,
on the 31st July currrent ; and that they intend
to visit those of Aberdeen on or about the 17th
September next, and that of Glasgow on or
about the 9th October following.—Scotsnzan.
We are most sincerely gratified to learn, that
the health of Lord Archibald Hamilton is so
much improved, that his friends expect him in
Scotland in the month of August.--Scotsman.

THE NINETY-SECOND REGIMENT, OR
'GORDON HIGHLANDERS.

On Wednesday forenoon this gallant regiment,
under the command of Lieut.-Colonel William-
son, was inspected on Bruntsfield Links, by
Major-General the Hon. Sir R. W. O'Cal-
laghan, Commander of the Forces. The Gene-
ral, attended by his Aide-de-Camp, Captain the
Hon. A. Cathcart, and several other officers of
the Staff; arrived on the ground about half-past
ten o'clock. The troops, after marching past in
review order, went through a variety of move-
ments with highly creditable precision. We
were particularly struck with the steadiness of
their march—the rapidity with which they threw
themselves into new position—and the closeness
of their firing by wings and in battalion. Hav-
ing had occasion to see them at drill several
weeks ago, when the recruits attached to the
depot were somewhat awkward on first being
amalgamated with the battalion, we were not a
little surprised to observe the proficiency they
had attained in so short a space of time. Co-
lonel Williamson, as we know, has been inde-
fatigable in his exertions to bring about this re-
sult ; and the appearance of his battalion on
Wednesday bore ample testimony that his un-
remitting vigilance had not been thrown away.
Major the Hon. James Sinclair was also on the
field. The spectators were numerous, notwith-
standing the blustering appearance of the day.
We understand the Commander of the Forces
was pleased to express himself, in the most flat-
tering terms, respecting the martial appearance,
discipline, and internal economy of the corps.
As the 92d has long been regarded as one of the
most distinguished of our national regiments, we
hope that a brief summary of its services will not
be unacceptable.
The Gordon Highlanders were raised in
1794, under the particular auspices of the noble
family of Gordon, by the Marquis of Huntly,
now Duke of Gordon, then a Captain in the
3d Regiment of Foot Guards. The Duke and
Duchess, and the Marquis, all recruited in their
own persons ; and in consequence three-fourths
of the original battalion were from their own
estates and those of their immediate neighbours.
The battalion was embodied at Aberdeen, and
soon afterwards shipped for the South of Eng-
land, where they were numbered as the 100th
Regiment. In the same year they sailed, tinder
the command of their Colonel, Lord Huntly, for
Gibraltar, from whence they were, removed to
Corsica, having a detachment in Elba. In 1796
they returned to Gibraltar, and two years after-
wards to England. They were actively employ-
ed in Ireland, during the unhappy troubles in that
country towards the end of last century, where
their conduct was as trust-worthy and steady in
quarters, as was brave and firm in the field, and
secured the esteem and approbation even of the un-
fortunate people they were sent to coerce. In 1799,
owing to several regiments being reduced, the num-
ber of the Gordon Highlanders was changed from
the 100th to the 92d, under which they have
since been so repeatedly distinguished. The
same year they fbrmed a part of the armament
which was sent to make a descent on the coast
of Holland ; and though they did not share in
the first brush on landing at the Helder, they
suiTered severely in the great action which shortly
afterwards took place. Major-General Moore
who commanded a brigade on that occasion, was
so highly satisfied with the gallantry of the 92d
that when he was subsequently made a Knight of
the Bath, and obtained a grant of supporters for
his armorial bearings, he took a Gordon High-
lander, in full uniform, as one of them, and a
lion as the other.

The 92d returned to England in 1800, and
soon after embarked for the coast of France ;
but no operation of moment ensued, and the fleet
at length steered for Minorca, where the 92d
landed. From Minorca they ultimately pro-
ceeded to Egypt, where they shared in all the
more important movements of the army. In the
memorable action at Aboukir, on the 13th of
March, 1801, the Gordon Highlanders were
posted in a very exposed part of the, line, and
maintained their ground with great bravery,
though many of the men had been greatly debi-
litated by sickness during their passage from
Minorca. Colonel Erskine, who then com-
manded the 92d, died of the wounds he received
at Aboukir. In 1802, the regiment returned to
Britain, and in► the following year, on the re-
newal of hostilities with France, a second batta-
lion was embodied. The regiment, however, re-
mained inactive till 180'7, when it accompanied
the armament sent against Copenhagen and
Sweden. This expedition came to a speedy and
comparatively bloodless termination, and the
corps returned to England, but immediately after-
wards were re-embarked under the same General
(the ill-fated Moore), for Portugal. The Gor-
don Highlanders accompanied all the movements
of that brave but unfortunate Commander, till
the conclusion of the campaign at Corunna,
where their Colonel, Napier of Blackstone, like
their General, fell on the field.

The 92d had only been a short time at home
after returning from this disastrous expedition,
when they were embarked for Walcheren. On
this service they suffered more from disease than
they had hitherto suffered from the enemy. In
1810, they were again ordered off to Portugal,
and finally joined the army under Lord Wel-
lington at the lines of Torres Vedras. From
that period till the termination of the Spanish
war in 1814, they shared largely in the honour-
able achievements of the British army. At
Fuentes d'Honor, Villa Formosa, Arroya de
Molina, Almarez, Alba de Tonnes, Vittoria,
the Pyrenees, the Nive, Puerto de Maya,
St. Sever, Ortlies, and Ayre, all places me-
morable in our military annals, they maintained
the highest character for valour. On the cessa-
tion of hostilities they returned to Ireland, and
were on the point of sailing for America, when
the restless ambition of Napoleon called them to
another quarter. The 02d was one of the many
regiments, the flower of the British army, that
were hurried off to the Netherlands in the spring
of 1813—and the decisive battle of Waterloo
soon after gave them an opportunity of greatly
increasing their military renown. On that occa-
sion, the Gordon Highlanders were brigaded
under Major-General Pack. and, consequently,
stood side by side with the 42d in the prelimi
nary action at Quatre Bras, where, in a desperate
charge, their commanding officer, Colonel Came-
ron of Fassifern, lost his life—being the third
officer of that rank who had fallen at their head
since the commencement of the war. At Water-
Se
quickly
100, their bravery was even more conspicuous
than at Quatre Bras. Under the command of
Major Al‘Donald, though reduced to less than
250 men, they made one of the most brilliant
charges f that memorable day. The formidable
column on which they flung themselves, struck
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with consternation at
;butth furious.ethirefuge
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overtaken by the Greys, who rushing on them
like a whirlwind, completed the havoc which the

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flighianders hid tsguri: This WAS the last field
service of the Gordon Highlanders. If their
character stood high in the camp as brave and
honourable soldiers, it stood not less high in
quarters, where their quiet and unassuming.
manners, and strict moral rectitude have in-
variably secured them a reputation far more en-
viable than even the most resplendent military
fame.

The 92d returned from France in 1816, and
like the 42c1 were received with the most flatter-
ing distinction in every town through which they
passed on their march to Edinburgh. Three years
afterwards they embarked for Jamaica, where
they lost more officers and men by the climate in
four months than by the enemy in an active war
of twenty-two years, in the course of which they
had been twenty-six times in battle. Gen. David
Stewart, to whose interesting account we are in-
debted for the preceding facts, states, that from
1794 to 1815 inclusive, the actual deaths in the
field amounted only to 12 officers and 227
soldiers. In the eight years the regiment was
stationed in Jamaica it lost by disease alone 17
officers and 679 men, 67 women, and 91
children.—Total, 854. Such a mortality must
necessarily have almost completely swept away
the veterans of Spain and Waterloo ; and ac-
cordingly we find that only two officers, (Major
Winchester and Captain Ronald Macdonald),
and about 30 men, are now serving in the corps
who belonged to it on the 16th of June, 1815.
The 92d bear on their colours the words
" Egmont-op-Zee," " Mandora, " Egypt,"
" Peninsula, ' and Waterloo," as honorary In-
signia. Lieut.-Colonel Williamson, who at
present commands the regiment is, we believe, a
native of this city, and distinguished himself at
the head of the 4th, or king's own regithent, at
the great battle of Salamanca.--Edinburgli
Observer.