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London, England, 1831-01-06 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGIINCIL

Mosul Awns Tuts Dar.—Dubio. 1 ; Waterford, 3 ; Flanders, l;
France. 1 ; Mexico, 1 ; Buenos Ayres, a.
Dual, Jan. s.—Wind N.R.
Poasaasoars. Jas b.—Wind s.N.6.—Arrived his Majesty's ship
Childon, from Lai&
PILTKOPM, JAN. 5.--Wind LE.
F•LNOCTII Jan. 4.—Wind SAIL to R.S.B. fresh breeses.—Ar•
rived the Pima packet, from Buenos Ayres--ssUed 12th October.
Monte Video 15th, and Rio Janeiro 16th November; George IV.
Baldwin, from Chasm ; Pomona, Spriggs. front Denis; and Rebel,
Reed. from Malaga.
STAPINIATS Cam, Jan. 5.--Arrived the Mats Lash% Barfard.
from Xabis ; and Aurora, Bytvo, from AJmetra.
LIVIWOOL, Jan. the Abeam', Stephens. from La
Guyra ' • Eliza Grant, M' Maass, front Charleston ; Walls Rod,
Cooper, from Mirantiehl; and Red Rover, Watkins, from Smyrna.
Tome. Jan. h.—Arrived the Mars. Way. from Lisboa.
Dasenownr, Jas. 6.—Arrived the Union, Williams, from Lisboa.
Cuss; law 4.—Arrived the Romulus, Auld. from Sc. John's,
New Brunswick.

---ist.7An Jan 4.—Arrived the Grand Tort, Paine. from Bevan-
ash ; lieleit, liendereon, and Emma Zolkr, Aberdeen, from Bt.John'e
(N. 8.) ; Trials. Driscoll, from Miningeld ; Sally, Briton, from Ha-
Vas ; and Triton, Taukr, from Lodes.
Basuust, Jam. 4.—The Pleiades, Green, of this port, sailed from
Limerkk 11th November, and has not since been beard of.
News Geniuses's, JAIL 5.—A schooner
ybgelging to London,
Is
for Goole, came on shore hat night, and It se most discharge
to get et
A ship ealkd the Thames, homeward bound, was or. the Note Sand
yesterday.

REMARKABLZ NEW Yam 's GUTS —Sir John Ha-
ringtoa, of Bath, sent to James the First, (then James the Sixth
of Scotland only) at Christmas 1002, for a New•year's gift, a
curious " dark lantern." The top was a crown of pure gold,
serving also to cover a perfume pan; within it was a shield of
silver embossed, to reflect the light; en one side of which were
the sun, moon, and planets, and on dr mbar side the story of the
birth and passion of Czars". "as it is fermi greed by a King of &au
(David II.) that was prisoner in Nottingheso Sir john rimed to be
inmr. bed in Latin, on this present, the hilawrg prep for his Ma-
jesty's perusal, " Loin remember me Asa des meet into thy king-
dom." Mr. Park well abeam of this Nesevairle Ilanfirm, that •4 it was
evidently fabricated at a moment when the lamp of pew dim in
the frame of Queen Elisabeth: it is mini as a nib et eserueraft,
but it displays a 'darkness visible' in the sheesseet seem ride bight,
sad proves that he was an early worshipper of die mg id scan whidt reel
in the north; though his own 'MOWS and perste asreallemese weld
seem to inmate a dWrent disposition." In lash, the "rd see of
the with had not yet appeared above tbs bislang hi IMO:ells ma
still living, and the suppliant to her rapt BMW= was aemelly
writing of her, in these tams:—" I Ind sem ism inindibl et
what they ere soon to loose, than of what pinimmts they may imam
get. Now, on my own pert, I cannot hist iftem as, ntancey's talk the
goodness of our manic' lady to me, men Itelierlosen. Her sillethe se
my mother, who waited in h privy shamber, der beaming the este
of my father's fortune, her watehhes afar my youth, her likieg
to my free speech, ke. have n
ailsuch bros, sash duWW re-
membrane* of her princely skims. that to Owen ember her
her condition with tearless eyes wadi rein sad dial she ring ad
fount of gratitude." The grieving 'mike wraiths" et his
lady," to his own wife, whom he calls sweet MU," two days
he had despatched the dark lantern to James, with "Lord remember me
when thou arrest into thy kingdom."—flour's Fier Book.
We are enabled to state that the Lord Bishop of Exeter
Yesterday their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess will make his entry into the city on Friday, at two o'clock,
of Cumberland entertained a distinguished party to dinner at and be enthroned in person.
St. James's Palace. The Bishop of Winchester has conferred the valuable
A considerable degree of eclat is expected to be added to Rectory of Compton upon the Rev. J. 0. Ellwood, for many
the ensuing fashionable season by the presence in town of years the laborious and indefatigable Chaplain of the County
her Grace the Duchess of Northumberland, who intends, we Prisons.
understand, giving a series of parties on the same splendid The gravel walks in St. James's and the green parks, espe•
scale as those formerly given at Northumberland-house. daily on the east side of the latter, are in a shameful state;
The Marquis of Thomond gave a grand dinner party on indeed are in many places scarcely passable for mod. All
Tuesday evening, at his residence in Lower Berkeley- walks are the worse on the breaking ep of a frost ; but there
street. is no reason why those in question need be as they are, if
The Marquis of Salisbury will entertain a large shooting they were properly constructed and attended to. The noble
party, consisting of the most distinguished of the Nobility, walk in front of Kensington palace is a model for them. That
during the ensuing week, at Hatfield. His Royal Highness is dry and firm at all seasons of the year, and after all
the Duke'of Gloucester Is also expected there. weather.
Sir M. W. Ridley entertained a large party to dinner yes- Madame de Geniis, for two days previous to her death,
terday evening, at his reside ace in Carlton-gardens. had, as usual, been occupied with her literary and other la-
Mr. Greenwood entertained a large party to dinner on hours until a late hour. Up to 12 at night she was dictating
Tuesday evening, at his residence in Audley-square. to her attendant, after which she commenced arranging a
A deputation called yesterday upon the Lord Mayor, and letter to the King. Scarcely a day passed in which some of
requested hie signature to a Petition to his Majesty, to the Royal Family failed in some token of kind remembranee
spare the lives of the unfortunate men who were sentenced to her. To a letter offering for her acceptance splendid apart-
to die for machine breaking. The Lord Mayor was about meats in the Palace of the Tuileries, where the present reign-
to sign this petition from the impulse of the moment, but it ing Family of France are expected in a short time to take up
occurred to him that it might be dangerous for him to act their own abode, the Countess was engaged in writing a
from impulse any more, and he begged that it should be left grateful denial, and her reasons for it, to his Majesty, until
for him to reflect upon. nearly three o'clock on the morning of her decease. At that
We have reason to believe, on very respectable authority, hour she was put to bed, and at ten o'clock, as before stated,
that a marriage will, at no distant period, be concluded be- she was found a corpse. The wife of General Gerard was
tween the Duke de Nemours, second son of the King of the her grand-daughter, and was in her boom when it was made
French, and Donna Maria of Brasil, the titular Queen of known that the distinguished lady had been found dead.
Portugal. It is added, that this union is likely to be at- M. Van de Weyer, the Member of the Provisional Go-
tended with results that will be very favourable to the cause versant of Belgium, who is now here on a special mission
of liberty in Portugal. of importance, is the son of a Judge de Paix, near Louvaine.
At a meeting of Deputy lieutenants and Ma- He received an education for the Bar, and, very soon after
gistrates of the county of Wits, which took place a few days be was called, obtained great distinction as a pleader, in the
ago, and was presided by the Marquis of Lansdowne, a vete Belgian capital. He was appointed Librarian to the King:
of thanks was passed to the Yeomanry Cavalry of that but, on being appointed to defend M. de Potter, he tender-
county, and also to Lieutenant-Colonel Baker, the ollose ed his resignation, which was accepted. M. Van do Weyer
who commanded during the late disturbances, for their ex- speaks English with a good accent and with great ilueucy
emplary 000 duet, and the unwearied zeal and adssiralis Hide is greatly esteemed in the Netherlands by all who know
temper displayed by theca. him. His age is 28.
Among the distinguished visitors who are this week in- BILL RocE.—During the late gales it bas not been
vited to partake of the hospitality of our respseled Member, possible for the tender to approach the 801 l Rock during four
T. W. Coke, Esq. are the Duke of Sussex, the Lord Chan- weeks, or two sets of spring tides. On being visited the
cellar, Lord King, Sir E. Fergus., Sir Thomas Denman, other day, the lightkespers report that several large stones
&c. clue. Tholrepre of Holkbent may well boast of as- (which they tern travellers) have been thrown upon the
ambling road his a eoustellatios drank and talent of no rock front deep water, and that a considerable shelf, of 18
ordinary isseripeise. I. inches in thickness, has been lifted off " Smith's Ledge."
The rub at Mr. St. John Long's practice in the Covent- , Since the compietioa of the lighthouse in 1810, several
garden Pantomime is excellent, and calls forth roars of such indications have been given, that this sunken reef
laughter. Illikede, after all, will do more to exterminate has at one time been an island, and that its waste is still in
quackery than even the terrors of the law. progress.