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The Princess AUGUSTA honoured Covent-garden
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• temp/rising a tare Greets. sear the seventh milestone 401
sioiretod from the road by a *rubbery and catdepiklee,
lawn, aomestic cakes, yard, coach-house; stable, linif detbuildings,
kitchen garden, plemere.groeeds, farm yard and meadow land, in
all *beet five acres; held de lease for years from the 2Mh Mara,
1110, at an annual rent of Sol. and for a piece of waits, enclosed
in firma the house., 10s. 6d. !meet° insure, sundry fixturrs to be
paid for at a valeation—,l49o. '

SPORTING AA'TELLI&ENCE:

NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING.

WIIIDAT A FTtlllio..".
This being the last of the Spring Meetitigs, and to rear the
events of the Derby and Oaks Stakes at Epsom, is always consi-
dered the most inferior meeting of the year• we cannot, therefore,
to expect great an influx of Nobility and Gentry as at the Craven
and other Meetings; indeed, there are not any stakes of that mag-
nitude to attract the admirers of the turf, or the leg& The interest
of the former is in the number and amount of the stakes to be
contested, and the celebrity of the horses; and of the latter in the
scope afforded them for speculation; but in the present week's
races, neither the one nor the other can expect anything extraordi-
nary, the stakes being comparatively mall, and the field limited.
Notwithstanding, however, the general shyness which usually pre-
vails at this Meeting, some good sport is augured, from the spirit
which has lately prevailed amongst the first raters, in matching
their horses, and which, we have reason to believe, will again be
the cue.
His Royal Highness the Duke of York, their Graces the Dukes
of Rutland, Grafton, Portland, and Richmond, and several others
of the Nobility, are hourly expected. Lord and Lady Anson are
already arrived.
The Heath will lose its principal attraction_this week, as many
of the Epsom horsed are already gone or going.
It is expected by good judges here, that fifteen hones will start
for the Derby, and twelve for the UAL& On these stakes some
changes in the betting are not very improbable, it being stated
that there are several good horses hi training at Epsom, many of
them likely to start, and two or three of them, it is thought, will
Imam favourites.

The betting when our account kft was as follows:
DUST.
7 to 4 apt Rufus 115 to 1 apt Hoprth
5 to t* apt Muleteer 15 to I apt Webb
6 to 1 agst Legacy 15 to I apt Cain
OAKS.
I 6to I agst Pipylina
7 to 1 Not Pastime

2 to I agit Aline

3 to last Tontine
ST. LZOILItr-NO alteration.

CURRAOH APRIL MEETING.
yorsoar, •ram 26.
King's Plate of 100 gs for four years old Mires, M 116.
Four
Mr. Caldweirs Mary Ann
Mr. O'Callaghan's Viloeteen
Mr. Hunter's Annette
Three others not placed.
IVEMSDAT, ATM 27.
Wellington Stahel, 30 h. ft. three year oW coarse.-13
Mr. Warburton's c. by Waterloo, Est. 41b. I
Mr. Blake's c. Kilmoylan, bat. 41b. • •
Sweepstakes of 25gs each, 10 ft.—Three years old course.
Lord Sligo's ch. c. Little 'Tit, 7st. 91b. • •
Mr. Caldwers ch. Noble, est. 41b.

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Mr. Hunter's eh. h. Roller, 9st. t
Mr. Kennedy's b. f. Wire, 7st. 101 b. .

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At Kelso Spring Meeting, the S go. Sweepstakes was won by
Mr. Rennie 's hr. g. beating two others; a Sweepstakes of co sons.
each, by Mr. Farquharson's br. h. Figaro, beating four others;
and the Nimrod Stakes of 10 saws. each, by Mr. Millie's b. f. Maid
of the Mill. beating Sir D. Moncrieff's br. f. Bony. The sport was
good, and the Course well attended.
The reported meta for 1000 guineas over York course, between
Lord Sligo's Canteen and Lord Kinser's.' Jerry, has not been rum
Monday, the Romney pedestrian, a Son of Crispin, started for
the first time to run four miles in thirty-five minutes, which he
accomplished with ease six minutes within the given time.
Seam. won LANGAN. - These boxers arrived at &cam, in
Warm, on the night of the Ring's birthday, and were invited by
the Corporation to drink the health of his Majesty. Both Spring
and Langan drank it with enthusiasm, and the others present drank
health and success to our heroes ; after which it was proposed and
carried, that the Town-hall should be afforded them for an exhi-
bition of the art of self-defence. On Monday night last, the Town.
hall of Brecon was well filled, and the Weichmen were delighted
with the talents displayed by Spring and Lulea. Spring has since
returned to Hereford, to attend to the repairs of kis bone; and
Langan's shoulder requiting a little rest; he is now at Amon for
• fortnight, when another tour is inteniell.. L... speaks in High
terms of the handsome conduct of Tom. materds Um,
- The other day, Corral, a skinner, sad Dalton, angle i desperate
battle of 77 rounds, at the Hill of JUlheille, which MOW nearly
two hours. The skinner fought upon the rushing system, bet was
floored in almost every round, except the 40th, whisike had Dalton
so completely " check-mated," that a blow would have done the
trick ; but be bravely walked away, and ultimately lost tbi battle.
Dalton promises to km anything like his own weight.

The signatures affixed to the Petitions of the Proms...
cant Dissenters of Brighton, (nut In number, against the claims et
the Catholics, reached twelve hundred.
It is said that the great speculation in cotton, which
has raised the price of that article nearly 150 per cent.
will produce a profit of a million sterling to the india
viduals engaged in it, should they be enabled to realise
at the present value.
DESTRECTIVR FIRE IN DUBLIN.—About two o'clock
on Thursday morning, the warehouses at the rear of Mr.
Daniel's house, in Mary-street, were discovered to be on
fire. Thiwhole of the extensive warehouses and the
houses adjoining, in which there was a vast deal of pi 0-
perty, are consumed. The ravages of the destructise
element extend to the entrance warehouse in &afford-
street, which is also burned down.

CORN EXCHANGE, MARIE-LANE, MAY 2.
The arrivals of all sorts of Grain last week were only moderfte.
This morning the fresh supplies of Wheat, Barley, Beans, and Peas,
from Baer, Kent, and Suffolk an small, and there are very few
Oats fresh up to-day. Wheat of prime quality is much in demand,
and being scarce, has obtained 2s. to 3s. per quarter advance on the
terms of last Monday ; other qualities partake of this improvement,
but are not so free in sale as on Friday. Barley andldalt are each
advanced Is. per qr. Beans are much enquired after, and this as-
tick is 2s. per qr. higher than last Monday. Peas sell with more
freedom than of late, but the prices cannot be "Mid any higher.
Oats are at present free of sale, and the prices et-dile article have
advanced full 2s. per qr. since this day sellit. "there is a good
trade for Flour at the presets prices.
Wheat, Red (1824) 625. 755. Rye, old, 001. (Ms.
- old, 00s. 005. Beans, Small, new, t4s. 46a.
White, 1824, 665. 805. -old, 00a. 00s.
- old 00s. 001. Tick, new, 53a. 38s.
Barley, 1824, 335. 465. -61 d, 005. OW.
Oidoos. 00s. Oats, Feed, new; els. 2.5 e.
Peas, Grey, 1824, 375. 58s. -.- old, Os. Os.
........• Old, 00s. 00s. Poland, new, 23a. Ms.
Maple, 1824, 38s 395. - old, Os. Os.
old, 005.005. Potatoe, new, eft. OW
White, new, 425. 455. - Old, Os. Os. 1 .
old, Os. Os. --.- ficoach;lloa. Ma.
Boilers, 1824, 465. 50s. Feneign OeM, 00s.• 00s. •
old, 00s. 00s. Flour, per Sack, Us. 15s.
• •11111.111ALS LAST W alt.
Wheat, English, qrs. 5,362 "Peas - 279
Barley .. 2,289 Irish Wheat - -
Malt - 1,593 Irish Oats - 4,400
Oats - 9,240 Foreign Oats - 645
Beans - 1,139 English Floor, sacks 7,913
SMITHFIELD MARKET, MAY 2.

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The price of Meat has not altered materially this day, the best
Odes fetching ss. to-ss. Id. per stone, and inferior 4s. toes. Bd. pef
stWw. Mutton looks dull at 4s. 44. to Ss. 6d. per stone; bet blies.
price of Veal there is no alteration north noticing. Lambs has n
being more plentiful, looks down a little; but Pork is very fienu......
Beasts, 2,504 ; Sheep, 14,230 ; Pigs, 150; Calves, 124. •
Beef 4s. 4d. to 50. 2d. per stone ; Mutton 4s. Bd. to se. 6d. Veecl
Si. 6d. to 7s. Lamb, la. tid. to 7s. 841. Pork, sa. 6d. to 6a. 64—Bay,
per load, £3 ss. to £5; Clover, £4 to ,65 lits. 6d. Straw, All
to 82101.

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Treads through Russia, Siberia, Poland, Austria, Saxony
Prussia, Hanover, dye. Undertaken during the
Years 1822, 182, and 1624, while svffiring from
total Blindness; and comprising an Account of the
Author's being concluded a State Prisoner from the
Eastern Parts of Siberia. By JAMES Hotuati, R.N.
and K.W. 2 vols. Bvo. London, 1825.
There is something so extraordinary in a blind man
unaccompanied by a guide, and ignorant of any lan.
guage but that of his native country, undertaking a
journey of two or three thousand miles, that we scarcely'
wonder at its exciting the suspicion of the Russian Go.
vernment, who must have thought there was something
in this "if philosophy could find it out." Had they
known the character of this unfortunate but highly
gifted and enterprising traveller, they would not have
hesitated to admit him into their secret councils, and
let him ramble to Kamtschatka, as he wished to do, for
few English travellers would court the trip:
Mr. Holman possesses every requisite for a traveller
but that of vision, a striking exception our Readers will
say; and yet, if the Author bad concealed the fact, a
large portion of the public would never have found it
out. He is inquisitive, has a good tact as to the objects
to which he directs his inquiries, and thinki nothing of
fatigue ; his work would indeed have formed a pheno-
menon in literature, had he not already given us a vo-
lume of travels.
Of the volumes before us it is difficult to speak too
highly, even if we do not take into consideration the
apparent disadvantage under which the Author labours.
They contain topographical• descriptions, biographical
anecdotes, and a vi ry lively picture of the manners
and customs of the Russians, and consequently of the
state of society in this semi-barbarous empire. It is as
honourable trait, however, in the Russian character.
that all ranks of society, rom the Grand Dukes of the
Imperial House to the lowest officer, seemed anxious
to afford Mr. Holman every assistance, and by this
means he has gleaned information which many travel-
lers who have not laboured under his privation have
failed in obtaining. We. have only room for a short
extract which relates In the police of St. Petersbargh,
and with this notice we recommend Our blind traveller
and his viol k most heartily to the public :-
0 With a view of affording the most immediate and
effective assistance, the city is divided into twelve dis-
tricts. in each of which is a lofty tower, where watch-
Men ate stationed night and day, to detect the first
symptom of' fire, which -is then notified to the whole„
by a signal indicative of the quarter in ultich it has'
taken place ; thii signal, is made by a flag in the day..
time, and by means of lanterns at night, and is imme-
diately repeated by all the other quarters.
" At every station, engines with excellent horses,
ready harnessed, are prepared to hasten, at a moment's
notice, to the point of alarm; and, in order to,insure
the greatest promptitude, the firemen are punishable if'
they do not teach the spot within twenty minutes, how-,
ever distant its situation may be.
" In order to tender the firemen more'expert in their i
assistance to die unfortunate inmates of the barbing
haute, they ate regularly trained in a very singular
Literate. A lofty pole, with a platform near its top,
is*Yeeted at thiheight Of about the foteeth fiintrr of a
large hi.ute, and ascended by means Of ladders : the'
firemen are practisedin descending from this platform
with the essivetusce of plain topes and rape ladders.—
The Most.singelar part of the exercise is, that they
are reloired to precipitate themselves from the plat-'
form; every precaution, however, being taken to pre-,
vett injury, as by placing beneath a saikkeis sus-
pended by poles, wish feat hrer4reds, *ley, straw, lied
s 'ft itlberances undo it. Leal the Officersiherasetres,
are not exempt from this exercise."
Mein fire Grid necoPections of Coon Serer, Amtussaidor
from France to the Courts of Russia oda Prussia, ef.c4c. '
Written by Himself. Bvo. London, 1821.
Although there ate many pereens who have occupied
a more conspicuous plate in the bissetry of die last half
century than Count de Segnr, yet fewlitve been engaged
in such various capacities, finite hits served in ciivilutt&
military employments for about half a *century, and that
too in both hemispheres. His Menniirs 'contain the
recollections of a man who 'knows the world, and is'
able to appreciate the relative idterest and importance
of, circumstances and events. The present "auntie,
which we hope will be socreededlyrothert, contains an
account of thevatly '1& of the Author, with numerous
anecdotes Of his contemporaries, and oftht times inwhich
he lived. We are far, however, from 'thinking that this
will be the most interesting part of the Count ae Segues
Memoirs, though it is a valuable ccmtribetion towards
abistory Of the period it -embracer. We have at pre-
sent no room for extracts,htit stall quote a few passages
at a future opportunity.
ur lioral Discourse 0. He y anew*, -Esq. M.P. on
being instalkd Lord Actor o{ Wm University of fides.
goon London, 1825.

The limits of a newspaper, and the varied intelligence
sihich each day presents, prevented us as well as ow
contemporaries from giving more than an outline and a
feW select passages of Mr. BaononAn's inaugural dis-
course on the occasion alluded to in the title. I; is nowt
published under his own direction, and skhoagl writ.
ten during his important tkvoc&tions -on 7the Northern
Circuit, is a forcible and eloquent discourse, on the value
of education, and on the relative importance 'Ol vstious
kttadies.

2'he Quarterly Theological- Review and reeksialtkatl
Record.—No.
When the first number of this work oppeoved, we.
anticipated that it would meet with a Urge hate of
the public patronage; in this experetaiioil we have aot
been disappointed, as it soon reached a second edition;
the second number has just appeared, and it.rasents
still stronger claims to public patrocage. The reviews
are thirty-one in number, independent ofagseat num-,
ber of minor critical .notices; and although of course
devoted to theological subjects, as the work professes,
presimt much vattety. That they are orthod every
reader will be prepared to expect, but a .spitit of libe-
ral ty, and considerable critical acumen is displayed
throughout the whole of these criticisms. Tatham ate
added a copious account of the Debates in Parliament,
and law proceedings, relative to the Church; a 'continua-

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.le. titan of a well-written history of the Diocese of Canter- lam
bury, commenced in the first number ; the state of the aefa
Dioceses in England and Wales, exhibiting an at:coast the
of ordinations, preferments, marriages, deaths, tc. of /
the Clergy for the quarter, the proceedings of Abi Wit