Star.
London, England, 1818-05-19 00:00:00

THE PRINCE DE CONDE.

We mentioned yesterday the death of the Prince of CONDI,
who was in the 82d year of his age.—He was born in 1738, tw
years before his Majesty King Gonna the Third. He
at the early period of 15, the Princess Csswaxorri of Bohan Sou-
bier, by w►om he had the Doc de BOURDON, a Prince familiar
with many inhabitants of this metropolis, and Mademoiselle de
CONDE. He commenced his career of arms is t►e Seven Years'
War, and fought successfully, say his French biographers, against
the Hereditary Prince, afterwards Duke of Baunswica. He was
named Grand Master of the King's Household, and Governor of
Burgundy, which latter office he held for 35 years, and endeared
himself in it to the Burgundian& by his liberality. From the
peace of 1783, to the breaking out of the Revolution, he culti-
vated letters and literary men. His Serene Highness is well
known to have published a history of the life of his warlike an-
cestor the " Great CODDE.," which is spoken of as a work of equal
modesty and merit. At the opening of the Revolution he signed
the famous " dlemoire des Princes," addressed to the King ; and
in July, 1789, retired from France with his family to Brussels,
and thence to Turin. The earlier years of the Prince de Colon's
exile were employed and ennobled by his exploits at the head of
the little army of French loyalists which followed his standard,
and bore his name. After the campaign of the year 1800, this
corps was disbanded, and the Prince repaired to England, where
he lived in the full enjoyment of general respect, until the
King's Restoration in 1814. The greater portion of his time,
since his return to France, has been spent, we believe, at Chan-
tilly, where the Prince inhabited a small building, the wreck of
his own ancient and magnificent palace. His town residence was
the Palais Bourbon. His mind, since the murder of his heroic
grandson, the Duc d'Facazur, the last brave branch of an illus-
trious house, had imbibed a deep tinge of sadness. But from
this affliction he took refuge in habitual piety, and looked for
comfort where the best comfort is to be found—in the exercise
of his religious duties, to which he devoted a large portion of the
latter years pf his life. He may, without exaggeration or injus-
tice, be entitled a Prince in the highest degree brave and polite,
affable, generous, and pious.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Yesterday the mar-
riage of Colonel SEYMOUR with Lady CHARLOTTE
CHOLOIONDELEE took place at the Marquis of CHOL-
MONDILLEY'S house in Piccadilly. A select party of
the Nobility and Gentry were present, and the PRINCE
REGENT performed the interesting office of giving
away the amiable Bride. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Bishop of EXETER, after which the
happy pair set off for the Hon. Mrs. Ling's seat, at
Kingston, where they intend to remain some time.—
The Bride's dress was a white satin slip, covered with
rich point lace ; head-dress, feathers and diamonds.
Sunday the infant son of the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of ANGLESEA was baptised at Uxbridge-
house, by the Rev. Dr. DOWDESWELL : the sponsors
were, his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, hi,
Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, and Lady JANE
PAGET. nle child was named GEORGE AUGUSTUS
FREDERICK. After the ceremony, his Lordship gave
an elegant entertainment to a party of distinction,
among whom were, including the Royal Sponsors,

The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, the Earl and Countess
of Galloway, Lord Graves, Earl of Uxbridge, Hon. Mr. and
Mrs. C. Paget, General Champagne, Mr. Singleton, /C.c. In the
evening her Ladyship had a Concert, which was attended by a
select party of her particular friends.

A Courier Extraordinary arrived yesterday from
Berlin, bringing to the Baron de HUMBOLDT the
King of l'uessiA's signature to the late loan con-
tract entered into between the Prussian Govern-
ment, and the firm of Messrs. ROTHSCHILD, of Lon-
don. The same Courier conveyed to the Baron DE
HUMBOLDT the signature of the States of Prussia and
other parties interested in the loan. We observe by
the Amsterdam Price Current, that this loan was sel-

ling there on the 12th instant, at 844 a 85.
Tuesday Mr. IIt:NT arrived at Bristol, in his tan-
dem, accompanied by an individual resident there,
and took his station on one of the brass pedestals in
front of the Exchange. It being a holiday, a larger
number of people were assembled than usual, to
whom he addressed a long harangue, in the course
of which he complained that his trunk had been de-
tained by the Custom-house Officers. He then de-
clared his intention of offering himself as a candidate
for the representation of that city at the next election,
expressing alvillingness to perform his promise ; but
said that surely no reasonable man could expect him
to waste his time and his health without a fair pros-
pect of success ; he never would be made the tool of
one party to distress the other—he condemned oppo-
sition merely for the purpose of causing money to be
spent ; and, therefore, unless the electors would man-
fully come forward and support him, he could not be,
expected to place himself in the situation of a candi-
date. It would appedr by a poll book, in the posses- •
mon of his friend, that four thousand electors had
voted on the last occasion, and, therefore, unless one
thousand would, before the day of election, enter
their names as his supporters, he did not think there
was sufficient chance of success to warrant his offer-
ing himself as a representative for that city. After a
long speech, Mr. Htrwr descended from the pedestal,
where he had " fretted his hour away," and, accom-
panied by a numerous party of his hearers, proceeded
to regain his trunk. In a short time he returned, re- '
mounted the pedestal, and read several extracts from
the Red Book. fie finally promised his auditors that,
if they would give him proper encouragement, he
would meet them on the commencement of the elec-
tion. He then ascended his vehicle, and deliberately
' drove out of town ; soon after which the mob sepa-
rated without tumult or confusion.

FALMOUTH, MAY 16.
Wind sorth.4--Sailed, the Marshal Wellington,
GORDON, for Bengal ; the Mary, Sravrga, gar Gi-
braltar and Mogadore, having on board 0. S. Dot.
(MA 5, Esq. and suite, Consul-General to the Ewsaca
or Moaooco.

PORTSNIOUTII, MAY le.

Wind N. E.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Tusint,
from a cruize.—His Majesty's ships VENOEUIt and
Rochefort, went out of harbour, and anchored at
Spithead.

DEAL. MAY 18.

Wind N.E.—Sailed this morning for the River,
the Bombay and Charles Grant Indiamen, and the
whole of the homeward-bound. Came down from
the River and sailed, the Lavinia CUMMINS, for Sr.
Vincent's; Averick, MArmovz, for Virginia;
cd Quee.n
Charlotte, TAYLOR, for the Cape of Hope;
Radius, Detain, for New York ; and Berwick, SMITH,
for Quebec. Arrived the Earsilon, Winans/I.N, from
Newcastle for Naples ; and Sesostris,Snowpsom, from
Hull for Calcutta, and sailed ; also the Stockton,
HARRISON, from Calcutta, and sailed for the River.
The brig Vesta, VONPIRR, from Hamburgh for St.
Thomas s, ran on shore on the Goodwin Sand last
night, and Was got off again by the assistance of a
Rainsgate boat, with an anchor and cable.

GREENOCK, MAY is.
Arrived here this morning the ship Margaret Bogle,
GrasoN, from Demerara, in 45 days—spoke on the
25th ult. ia.lat. 35. 30. long. 40. the brig Apollo, of
Boston,. froth London to Philadelphia, out 24 days,
all well ; and, on the 26th, lat. 36. 52. long. 38. 15.
the ship Nancy, of and for Philadelphia from Liver-
pool, out 21 days. The St. George, M'Costa, ar-
t rived here this morning from Pa-a—sailed thence
29th March. The Mary Ellen, DONALDSON, sailed
on the 26th March for Liverpool.—On the Bth inst.
in lat. 46 40. long. 17.10. spoke the brig Salem, from
Pool to Newfoundland, nine days out, all well.
MAY 16.—The Pallas, ROBISON, from hence for
Miramichi, was fallen in with on the 29th ult. in lat.
47. 2. long. 33. 29. by the Fortune, WILSON, from
Jamaica for Hull; she was then in a sinking state,
lying on her beam ends, and full of water : the crew
and passengers, to the number of 30 persons, were
immediately rescued from their perilous situation,
and taken on board the Fortune, from which they
were landed at Falmouth the 9th inst.

The-Independent privateers continue to swarm in
the West Indies, and many of them commit depre-
dations on every vessel they fall in with, regardless
whether they belong to friend or foe. They are still
so numerous on the coasts of Cuba, that no Spani,h
vessel can venture out of its ports without convoy.
On the 19th February, about ten o'clock at night,
the schooner Lihal), from Tobago for St. Vincent's,
struck on the east reef of Ganovan, when three sea-
men, and three passengers (a Miss CHICKIE, her sister-
in-law, and a child), perished. The Master (PATER-
SON), was the only surviving individual: he drifted
on the Main Hatch to Little Tobago, where having
recruited strength, he reached Mireau by swimming.
Friday se'nnight, Charles Robertson, an old man
residing at Temnabonuch, in Perthshire, who had
gone up the burn Abelune, to gather brnsficvood,
fell over a precipice, and was killed on the spot.
REMARKABLE DELIVERY PROM DEAT!i.—The fol-
lowing are some further interesting particulars of the
fate of the men who were inclosed in the Quarrelton
coal pit, near Glasgow:—Two of them, by a remark-
able providence, have been got out alive; but with
regard to the rest, there is no hope. The water from
an adjoining waste broke into the pit on the morning
of the 'id instant, and though a powerful steam en-
gine was instantly set to work to pump it out, and
continued to do so night and day, it was observed by
the following Monday, that such was the vast accu-
mulation of water, that little progress had been made,
and there was no prospect of speedily getting at the.
men who might be above the level of the water; it
was therefore resolved to drive a mine from the pit
to the place where it was probable die men might be.
Accordingly, on Tuesday morning, the sth inst. the
mine was begun, and completed on the morning of
the 12th inst. This mine is about four feet by three,
and only two persons could work at a time. From
the plans kept of the workings of this coal-work, it
was known, for some days, that by Monday or Tues-
day the mine would be driven through, and the pub-
lic anxiety was excited in no common degree to learn
the result. The opening of the mine into the work
was considered to be attended with danger from the
foul air, and it was arranged that Robert Hodgert,
and his brother William, should encounter this dan-
ger. When they bro.: = through, the foul air instantly
extinguished their lights, and the feelings of the par-
ties may be more easily conceived than described,
when the words, " Is that you, Uncle ?" saluted the
ears of Robert Hodgert. These words were uttered
by his nephew, William Hodgert, who, along with his
brother James, had heard the sound of the mining for,
as they conjecture, two days, and were waiting for de-
liverance from one of the most awful possible situations.
They immediately entered the mine, and got out, and
fortunate it was that they were able to do so, for their
father and uncle declare, that such was the effects of
the bad air on them, that they would not have en-
tered to render them assistance. Their only suste-
nance for ten days and ten nights, in total darkness,
amidst bad air, was the impure water of the pit and
three pieces of oat cake, which, by groping round
the work, they found in the pockets of the cldthes
left by some of the men who escaped. The only per-
son in the same awful situation with themselves that

the Ilodgerts had any communication with, was
Alexander Barr, but whose voice they had ceased to
hear, as they suppose, for at least two days before
their deliverance. From the time they heard the
miners at work, they occasicnally threw sto.tes at the
place from which the sound proceeded, in order that
the miners might know they were alive, but the mi-
ners did not hear them. To enter the mine is now
impracticable, owing to the bad air, and it will be a
number of weeks before the water is drawn from the
pit, consequently the fate of the remaining five men
is certain.
xiLemurs, may B.—Yesterday our second market for the
sale of Linens was held at the Meisel. Purchases were made
at Si) adequate value, and the quality of linen was not Inferior to
the produce of our opening market. Of bkached linen there
were offered 11 pieces for sale, and there were also IS pleats cf
IrreY whieb of cvurpe comprise', canvas and diaper.