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London, England, 1828-05-22 00:00:00

NAVAL INIELLIGI NCE.

Dui, MAY 21.—Wind N.E. by E.-.-Arrived the Clara, from
Jamaica. Arrived from London the Ocean, BLACKBURNI4 from
Quebec.
Poarsatairrn, Mar 21.—Sailed his Majesty', brig Harpy, for
Jamaica.

Pr.rmotern, MAT 20.—Wind S.B.—Arrived the Catherina,
Moo, from Gibraltar; his Majesty's ship Spartlate, from Lisbon;
Lind .Nelson, Wsrsort, from ditto; British Monarch, FNANSON,
from Bahia; and New Hope, Gantosea, from Memel. Arrived
the Neva transport ship, Causes, from Portsmouth, bound to Ha-
liras, with troops. She is to take on board some of the Ist Rifle
Brigade here, and is expected to sail to-morrow. The Semiramis,
late guard ship at Cork, whieh arrived from thence oo.Saturday,
came this day into harbour to be paid off, and surveyed for re-'
commissioning. The Midshipmen of his Majesty's late frigate
Cambrian have resolved to present their Captain, G. W. Hamwrost,
with a snuff-box, made from a part of the main trestle-trees of that
ship, as a mark of their esteem and respect. The box had been
sent to Messrs. Mauna and SON, Navy Agcnts, is be forwarded to
Captain HAMILTON, who is in Dublin.
FALMOUTM, MAT 20 —Wind S.E.Arrivcd off port the Fanny
Voase, Dimas, frbm Oporto. Arrived the Duke of Kent packet,
from Lisbon, sailed 4th May; Duke of Marlborough packet, from
ditto, sailed 11th May; and Lord Melville packet, from Tampico,
sailed 11th March, from Vera Cruz on the 17th, and from Ha-•
annals 11th April.
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Guransav, ?LT 20.—Arrived theJohannes,3AßT, from Rantzig.
YARMOUTH, May 20.—Wind E.—Arrived the Doris, GALS, and
Minerva, SCOIT, from Memel.
HOLYHEAD, MAY 20.—Arrived off, the Robert, BPWit.max,
from Antigua ; Home, from New Orleans ; and Algonquin,
—, from Philadelphia.
Dona, Mar 2t.—Arrived his Majesty's ship .Crusader. and
Henry IV. from Calais. Sailed for Calais his Majesty's ship Sa-
lamander, and Adolphe.

Maus minivan Taus DAY—Dublin, 1; Guernsey and Jersey,l;
Flanders, 1 ; France, 1 ; Mexico, 1; Lisbon, 42.

The Duke of WELLINGTON, the CHANCELLOR of the
&CHEQUER, the Earl of ABERDEEN, and Mr. HERRIES,
dined with the LORD MAYOR yesterday. Mr. Hui-
KISSON wai to have been of the party, but sent an apo-
logy; all of whom, with the exception of Mr. II us-
imam/. afterwards assembled at Mr. Pases, where they
continued in conference till an early hour this tnoining.
His MAJESTY will give a ball on Monday, the 26th
inst. at his Palace in St. James's.

His MAJESTY took an airing yesterday afternoon,
about four o'clock,in one of his private carriages, and inspected his
Mews at Pimlico. Prince Gaoacit of Cumaestritio, attended by
the Rev. Mr. Jars, arrived at the Mews soon after the KING, and
accompanied his blaaasvy in his inspection of this extennve building.
After remaining upwards of an hour, the KING returned to his
Palace in St. James's.

The Duke of CUMBIRLAND, the Duchess of Gtou.
craves, and the Princess SOPHIA, visited his Karam yesterday.
The Duke of WELLINGTON and Lord FAXNEGROUGH
had audiences yesterday of the KING.
The Duchess of CLARENCE dined with the Archbishop
of Yos. yesterday, at his residence in Grosvenor-square, and after-
wards, accompanied by his Grave. honoured the Concert of Ancient
Mtsic, at the Hanover-sqitare Rooms, with her presence.
Earl DUDLEY and Mr. Secretary NEL had inter-
views with the Duke of "WELLINGTON yesterday, at the Treasury--
The Marquis de PALM aLLA, the Portuguese Am-
bassador, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Mee, Down-
ing-street.
Lord HILL gave a grand dinner to a numerous party
yesterday, at his residence in Gloucester place.
We are sorry to announce the death of the Right
Honourable Lord FORZSTIII4 who died this morning, at his house
in Belgrave.street, Belgrave-place. In Jane, 1800, his Lordship
flurried CATIENING Maar, second daughter of the late Duke of
Rorminn, by whom he had issue six sons and five daughters; and
was elevated to the Peerage, as Baron ?GINNING of Willey Park, in
the county of Salop, on the 17th July, 1821.
Tuesday morning the infant daughter of Mr. and Lady
Cassius's Cans. was baptised at the Duke and Duchess of Sr.
Awaits' residence, Stratton-street, Piccadilly, ea which occasion
their Graces gave a grand dcjeauu, which was attended by nearly
200 of the lima 7bn.

The Duwager Marchioness of SALISBURY entertained
a distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at her residence in Ar-
lingtna.street.
The Countess of ARRAN had a card party yesterday
evening, at her house in Dover•street.
Earl Gowen entertained a large party to dinner yes-
terday, at hi. house in Hamilton-place.
The Duke of MONTROSS had a grand dinner party
yesterday, at his house in Grosvenor-square.
The Earl of SNANTIVIIIORT• Lord Stosty, Admiral
Famowss, and Sir Qualms Heist, Bart. bad yesterday grand
dialler parties at *dr respective residences.

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Mk. H. itutt IN FRANCE.

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tXTRACT olv A LETTER JP Eopt. Mit 17 RICE t MoTZL, PARtaff'
DATED MAT 16.
Having setn by the London Papers gist green peai
sell for th-ree guineas a quart in Covent Garden Market,
I am induced to make a few observations, for the in-
formation of your readers relative to the.price of vege-
tables in Paris, compared with those of London. We
gave ten days ago, 2s. 6d. per quart for green peas;
they now sell for Is. 6d. a full quart; they are in great
abundance at every table where the price of the dinner
is 2s. 6d. per head. We can purchase here as much
asparagus, of the finest quality, forts. 6d. (enough for
six persons), as would cost 18s. in Covent Garden ;
there is also a great abundance of French beans at an
equally moderate price, and very fine strawberries fel"
Is. Bd.a pottle. I landed at Dieppe from 13rightnn on
Sunday morning the 4.11 inst. and it being the first timd
in my life that I ever set my foot on any other than
British ground, you may easily conceive that I was not
a little surprised to find the whole of the shops open, t
very large fish-market,and every one employed the same
as on, what we call ih England,a working-day. Red mul-
let Bd. each ; and a John Dory (81bs) for Ss. 4d. Wd
started at ten o'clock (having found excellent accoma
modation at Taylor's English Hotel)in the diligence for
Rouen, a distance of forty miles, which we accoma
plished in four hours, to my great astonishment, some
part of the way being drawn by nine Norman horses,
apparently as powerful as Barclay and Perkins drat
horses, but as active as our best hacks. I was partia
cularly interested, as a farmer, in travelling through
Normandy, the whole of which .is beautifully cultic
vated ; in fact, there was not an acre within sight of
the road but was cultivated ; and what will be thought
more extraordinary by the English farmer, not an acre
without a crop on it, °van the progress of being sown,
This can only be accounted for from the absence of
tithes. The whole of the way to Paris we travelled be.

tweCil a double avenue of beautiful apple trees, in full
blossom. I can confidently affirm that I have seen more
slovenlyfarming iu one parish in England, than I saw
in travelling 140 miles in France. I find the labourers
in towns get about 2s. a day for their labour ; and all
agricultural labourers get ss. a week, and all their
board and lodging; thus they are placed ih a similar
situation to the very bdst farming labourers in England
before the war to put down liberty in France, and to
prevent a reform in the Parliament of England. I have
been it, Firance twelve days, remaining in Dieppeb
Rouen, St. Germain's, and Paris; in this time I have
only seen ONE drunken person. In all the towns and
cities trade appears to be in a prosper ons state. These
are more shops shut up in oae street in London, than
there is in Paris, Rouen, St. Germain's, and Dieppe; and
such is the difficulty to obtain a shop in a good situation
is Paris, that 4001. a year is asked for a single room of
eighteen feet square, withont an inch of outlet. I have
only time to say, that Paris is a delightful place, the
best hotels being about the same price as those of
London. H. HUNT.

lY SHIRT.
As Mayes, *hose cep with overly was dash'd, ••
Lay snug in bed, while his one shift was wasled; ••• •
The dame appeared, and hulling it to view,
Said, " If 'tis washed again, 'twill wash in two."
" Indeed," cried Bayes ; ei then wash it, pray, g4od canting
And wash it, if you can, into a &own I"

Yesterday a most beautiful little Arabian stallion,
perfectly white, only forty.three inches in height, and five years
old, was received at his Marerry's Mews, Pimlico. This beautiful
animal was brought front India as a present to the Kim]. •
His NIAJksTY will leave town the latter end of next
week for the Royal Lodge, where he will entertain a grand party
during Ascot Races, which commence on Tuesday, the 3d of June.
At the Annual Meet Eng of the U. S. Club, the pro-
position of building a new house on the site of Carlton Palace, and
adding 500 blernbersto the Club, was carried after some discussion
in the affirmative, the numbers bernr—for the alteration 124,
against it 86. The estimate for the new house is 42,0001 The Theatricals at Harrington I lou,e were resumed
on Monday night, and the performances were most effective. The
actors were the Family, assisted by one or two other Amateurs.--•
The performances commenced at Eleven, and ended at One o'clock.
Yesterday the Annual Examination of the children
educated in the City of London National Schools, took place at the
Central School in Baldwin's Gardens, Gray's Inn-lane, before the
Bishops of London, Bath and Wells, and Llandaff, and other Indi-
viduals of distinguished rank. The children were examined in
large classes in the usual branches of education taught at the Ni.
tional Schools, and seemed, both by their neat and cleanly appear-
ance, and theiranswering, ro give much satisfaction.
The Av•einblies held at the Green Man Hotel, Black.
heath, closed for the season on Monday evening with a brilliant
assemblage. They were uniformly well and elegantly attended,
and kept up with great spirit.
From an account. laid on the table of the House of
Commons, it appears, that in the year ending January 5, 1828; tie
aggregate value of British manufactured woolitns and woollen yak •
exported from Great Britain, was 6,194,9261. in the year ending
January 5, 1827, 4,982,008/. and in the year ending January X,
18111, the value amounted to 5,277,861/. le the year ending Jan.
5, 1826, the quantity of foreign wool imported into this country
amounted to 43,796.2811 b.. to January 5,1827, 15,964,0671b5. and
in the year ending January 5, 1828, 29,122,4471h5. Also in the
years ending January 5,1826, 27, and 28, the amounts of British
wools exported Were 678,0341b5. 888,6571b5. and f60,1091b5.
The Commission is arranged for inquiring into the
state of the laws relating to the transfer of real property. It ems.
sista of five Commissioners, there being -nee common law lawyer,
two conveyancers, and two equity barristers. At the head of the '
Commission is Mr. Calumets, of the Court of King's Bench. The
two barristers practising in the Courts of Equity are Mr. Tixxay
and Mr. 1)11cl-swot:a ; and the conveyancers are Mr. nor:anon and
Mr. BROW&

Accounts from Saragossa of the 10th instant state,
that a great number of arrests have taken place in Ar
ragon, particularly among the Carlists. The King of
SPAIN is not expected to return to Madrid until the
10th of August.
Notwithstanding the prohibition issued by the, LORD
MAYOR against white bait fishing, the taverns in Green-
wich and Blackenll are supplied as abundantly as ever:
Numerous companies assemble at those places daily.
The Marine Society, after having visited their ship at
Greenwich on Saturday last, dined there, and the very
first dish served up to them proved that they had no
great respect for the orders of the Chief Magistrate as
caterer.

A gang of burglars broke into the house of Mr.
Worsley, at Hillingdon, near Uxbridge, on the night of
Monday last, and by means of a horse and cart carried
off property of great value, which is supposed to have
found its way to the metropolis. Silver spoons, forks,
and other plate, linen, wearing apparel, &c. formed
part of the propel ty stolen. The thieves must have been
very hungry, for they cleared the larder.
Fl iday evening, when a carter and two assistants were
taking two large barrels off a cart at Fisherrow, near
Edinburgh, a man of the name of Brown came out of a
public house, in a state of intoxication, and assailed one
of them with a profusion of the most vulgar abuse. For
some time the carter treated the infatuated man with
the Contempt he deserved, till at last he was challenged
to fight for a bet of Ss. and• was approached with
clenched fists in a Menacing attitude ; upon which he
lent Brown a powerful blow, which knocked him down,
and his head lighted on the pavement. He was raised
and walked home, but from the combined effects of
whisky and the stroke, he espired in a few goers.