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London, England, 1821-12-21 00:00:00

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NEW YORK CONVENTION.
yROU THE GAZETTE OF THE IND OF NOVEMBER.
The Convention which had been sitting for two or
-midis past at Albany, has just broke up, after
to the form of an amended Constitution,
au unanimity rarely to be met with in a body
of so many parties, and with respect to an
embracing all the Cardinal theories of Go-
The Convention consisted of 124 Mem-
aof whom only declined signing it, and 18
It is to be submitted to the Citizens,
vote in January next, for approving or re-
There car. be no doubt of its proving ac-
The Senate, according to this plan, is to
' of freeholders, to remain in office for
the Governor for two years, and the As-
one year.
qualification of voters is twelve months' resi-
in the State, and six months where he votes,
• of taxes, or doing military duty, or th'ee
--e, and having worked upon the Public
or paid an equivalent No man of colour
vote, unless he pay tax upon a' clear freehold
•of 250 dollars. All Militia Officers, under
of Maj 4•General, are to be chosen; Com-
by the Company ; and those of higher
, by the Officers of the Regiment or Brigade.—
Governor nominates, and the Senate appoints
No commissioned Officer can be
ccept by the Senate, upon the application
r, or by the decision of a Court-Martial.
of State, Comptroller, Treasurer, At-
Surveyor, and Commissary-General, are to
pointed by joint ballot of the two Houses. All
-'-.1 Officers are to be appointee by the Senate,
nomination of the Governor. Justices of the
are to be appointed by the County Surveyors
Judges of the County Courts : they hold their
• fur four years.

Yesterday the Marquis of WELLESLEY had not yet
-llmond for Ireland. His Excellency had had
tack of the gout in his right knee, which pre-
his moving out. The Noble Marquis was ex-
to leave Richmond this day, on a visit to Lord
ly GRENVILLE, at their seat Drormore Lodge,
ail Lordship will sleep, and to-morrow he sets
Bath, on his way to Ireland.
aid Patstastsrote left town this day for his seat,
cedlands, Hampshire.
The Eari of HARROWBY intends spending his
istmas at his seat, Wimpole, Cambridgeshire.
Yesterday his Royal Highness the Duke of ionic
.J. DENT, Esq. M.P. with his company to
iu Hertford-street, May-fair.
.y afternoon, about four o'clock, the Duke
iLoocxtrEts arrived in town flom 'a tour, and a
to the Earl of CRAVEN. Yesterday his Royal
went to Blackheath, on a visit to his be•
sister, the Princess SOPIIIA MATILDA, where
lyal Highness dined.
e Earl and Coun:ess of FA LMOUTII are living in
hospitable style, at their seat, Tregothan, near
, Cornwall.
The Earl and Countess of PLYMOUTH are enter-
a few friends at their seat, Atwell, near Strat-
-Avon, Warwickshire.
The Dowager Duchess of RICHMOND, and the
LENNOX, are expected in town shortly from
Duke of BEDFORD'S, where they are at present

A visit.
The Duke of NORFOLK will leave Fornham in a
;s to spend his Christmas at Worksop, Notts.
The Right Hon. JOIIN TREVOR had a small party
to dinner yesterday, at his house in Berkeley-square.
Lady LEIGH had an elegant party yesterday, in
Montague-square.
Colonel RANKIN had a large dinner party yester-
day, in Charles-street, Berkeley-square.
The Marquis of ELY is entertaining his faiends, at
Bikes, Canterbury.
Sir A. Hosts left town on Wednesday, for the seat
of Earl Bnowsiow,. Belton Hall, Lincolnshire.
Sir RICHARD SUTTON is entertaining a large party
fashionable., at his seat, Sudbroke; near Lincoln.
The Earl of WimcitussA will spend the holidays
it his seat. Burley, Rutlandshire.
Yesterday the LORD Clinscmon, Sir WILLIAM
CORTI% Sir C. HUNTER, Alderman ATKINS, and
upwards of 200 Gentlemen, were entertained at dinner
by the Master and Wardens of the Merchant Tailor;
Company, at their Hall in Threadneedle-street.
After the cloth was drawn, Messrs. BELLAMY,TYRREL,
and several Professional Gentlemen, contributed to
the harmony of the evening by their vocal exertions.
Sr. JAMES'S PARK.---The centre walks round the
Park have double rows of lamps, to be lighted with
Ens, erected, ad the whole of the apparatus will be
completed by Christmas-eve. It has been arranged
that the Park will be illuminated on Christmas night
for the first time with gas. The effeet.will be most

resplendent.
COAX, Drx. 15.—We believe we shall be found
correct in stating, that a very warm conversation took
place on Monday, at a Meeting of Magistrates held
inthe town of Skibbereen, between two Noblemen of
this county, who had long been on terms of the most
friendly intercourse, and who, it was believed, gene-
rallv concurred in political sentiments. The occasion
-• •
of this difference was a Meeting called or counte-
!aced by one of the Noble Lords, at which it was
emended to recommend an application to be made to
overnment to eatend the Peace Preservation Act to
that district ; to, or upon, which Meeting the other
Noble Lord was net invited,or consulted, and waved
at it while it was sitting, when the conversation oc-'
caned to which we have alluded, and which had led
tea belief that a disagreeable alternative would ensue.
Tne PAMPULZTEEEtr—The last Number of that
oselul publication the pamphleteer contain', among
other pieces, the Essay on the Piedmoatese Revolu-
tion, by Count Santa Rosa, and the Letters of the
Emperor Joseph. It is doing a most valuable service
to the historian and man of letters, to preserve fugi-
tive sea ks of this kind, which are frequently flung
aside by the common reader, on account of their un-
pretending appearance when the topics of which they
treat have lost their immediate and temporary tnte-
sect; thonh in fact it is from such temporary docu-
ments, and from them alone, that future ages will
he able to form a correct idea of the past.

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THE SOCIETY OF SCIIOOLMASTERS.

The Society of Schoolmasters yesterday held their
Annual Dinner at the Crown and Anchor, Strand.
The object of this Soci!ty is to relieve distressed
Schoolmaster; and Ushers, and their Widows and
Orphans ; and that laudable object is carried into
effect under the direction and government of a Pa-
tron, Presidents, Vice-Pre,idents, and a Committee.
The Institution has subsisted for 27 years. The pos-
sibility of the funds of this Charity being applied
to assist unworthy persons is removed, by obliging
every applicant to produce a certificate of an are—
proachable life.
At five o'clock, a considerable number of Gentle-
men had assembled in the Room, and dinner having
been announced, it was proposed and unanimously 1,
carried, that Dr. VALPY (in the absence of the Duke',
of SUSSEX, who it was expected would preside) should
take the Chair. The party then sit down to an ex-
cellent dinner. Th, cloth being removed, Non No6is
Dmnine was sung by Messrs. Dignum, Clarke, and
Golden; after which,
The CHAIRMAN begged to propose a toast, which
he was sure would be received with the warmest en-
thuiasm by all present. He would give " The health
of the Patron of the Church—the Patron of Educa-
tion—the Head of the Constitution"—which, he said.
he would give in the words of the first verse of
Chevy Chase—
" lion PROSPER Lona oua roma Kum !"
This tat was received with loud applause, and
drank with three times three.—Song, " GOD save the
King."—The next toasts were,
" Ile Duke of York and the Army."—Glee, " Ilow merrily
we live who soldiers be."
" The Duke of Clarence and the Navy."—Song, " Rule
Britannia."
D,-. ItUSSELL, after pronouncing a warm eulogium
illton the character and virtues of their Royal Patron,
proposed " Tire health of his Royal Highness the
Duke of Cambridge."—This toast was received with
loud applause.—Glee, " Glorious Apollo."
The CHAIRMAN read a letter from the Duke of
Sussex, in which his Royal Highness regretted that
u navoi (fable circumstances prevented him from having
the honour of presiding a' the Meeting. The worthy
Chairman said, it was needless for him to state to the
Gentlemen around him the merits and the virtues of
the Duke of Sussex. He had always followed in the
steps of his late much-lamented brother (the Duke of
Ke.k), and his name was to be found at the head of
:;!roost every public charity in the country. He
Uey.geo, in conclusion to propose the health of his
Roy al Highness the Duke of Sussex.
Dr RUSSELL stated, that in obedience to the direc-
tions of their worthy Chairman, he had to offer to
them the existing state of the funds of the Society, as
well as to point out the changes which had recently
taken place in the management of their affairs. The
Reverend Gentleman, atter alluding to the manner
in which charities were to be in future distributed,
observed, that their late Treasurer (Dr. Kelly) had re-
signed, and that be (Dr. Russell) was appointed to
that office—(Applause).—He thanked the Meeting for
the encouragement nhich he received, as k would
emtsolden hoot to replenish the coffers of the Society,
so as to enable him to discharge the duties of his of-
fice—Wear' hear).—lt was a fact, that their late
Treasurer had made no Report last year ; but bow
stood the case? Why, the fact was, that their late
Treasurer had himself advanced more than £l2O, and
when this sum was repaid, he (Dr. Russell) would
have in his charge, as Treasurer, a sum of about £9
to £lO to go on with. Now, the Meeting would see
that the funds must be recruited, or the Society
could not go on. He could assure them, that he, as
Treasurer, would advance no money out of his own
purse, and, therefore,' Gentlemen must subscribe, in
order to carry on the objects of the Society.
In the course of the evening, several healths were
proposed ; amon4 which were—the health of Dr.
KELLY, the late Treasurer ' • the healths of the Rev.
Dr. VA LPY, of the Rev. Mr. RUSSELL, of the Rev. Dr.
BURNEY, and several other Gentlemen.
Dr. VALPY, in returning thanks, pointed out the
importance of the profession of Schoolmasters, in
directing the moral, civil, literary, and religious prin-
ciples of the rising generation, and the influence of
their precepts and example in society. He observed
that though their services were universally acknow-
ledged, they were seldom adequately rewarded, but
that they would derive an ample remuneration from
the consciousness of having done their duty to their
country and to the world.
Dr. KELLY, in returning thanks, observed, that
during his Treasurership (a period of more than twenty-
seven years), that Society had distributed more than
£.25,000 in charity : he hoped that it would do as
much, if not more, in the course of the next twenty-
seven years.
Dr. Rosetta., in returning thanks, assured the
Meeting, that he should always use his best endea-
vours to promote the interests of the Society. There
was one fact which he, as Master of a large School,
felt pleasure in stating, as it did credit to the School-
masters of this country. It had come within his own
knowledge, that the boys sent from private to public
Schools, were much better educated than they were
ten years ago—(Applause).—This was solely to be at-
tributed to the improved, system of teaching now prac-
tised in this country.
The Rev. Mr. WILLIAMS pointed out, in clear and
forcible terms, the benefits of universal education, and
concluded by proposing as a toast, "The advancement
Of Education all over the world"—(Applause).
Several other toasts were given and loudly applauded.
In the course of the evening, several pleasing songs
were sung by the professional singers, whose names
we have already mentioned. But the chief attraction
1
icsf the evening was Mr. Yates. This Gentleman re-
cited a parody upon the " Seven Ages," called the
41 Seven Stages of an Action." In this he gave the
most inimitable imitations (if we may use the term)
of Kemble, Young, Braham, Mathews, Mundell,
Kean, &c. and was loudly applauded. He was ,
, equally successful hi 41 Bartlemy Fair," fur which he
gave imitations of all the principal eatrical per-
formers now before the Public.
The party did not separate until a late hour, and the
hilarity and good-humour prevailed.

highest

Lord HOLLAND gave a dinner to a select party
.yesterday, in Old Burlington-street•
The Earl of HARRINGTON entertained a party of
Military Gentlemen to dinner yesterday, at his house
is the Stable-yard, St. James's.

THE ARMY.

The s:Sti Regiment embarked on the I?ti instant, at Cork,
on board the Ocean, London, Regulus, and Thomas and Mary,
trangports, for Jamaica, to relieve the Seth Font, which will re-
turn home in the above vessels from that island.

Detachmesu of the 7th Dragoons,* Dragoom,9th Lancers,
10th Hussars, 14th Light Dragoons, Cavalry Depot, strived at
Brentwood today, to receive the horses of the 4th Light Dra-
goons, at Romford, on the march of that corps to Tilbury for
embarkation for India.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Lady Lushlngtoa, from London and Madras to Bengal,
was lost near Vigapatain, early in August—Fourteen of the`
crew and passengers drowned. Mr. Woauss, Mr. Wvcay.
and Mr. DOCGAN, who were passengers, left her at Madras, and
have arrived at Calcutta.

The Prospect, Hut.r., from Kiel to Hull ; and Concordia, with
timber, &c. are totally lost near Strom. tadt, with their crews
The Union, JAIMOL of Kincardine from Petersburgh to
London, put into Copenhagen about the 7th instant, in a very
leaky state, and would be obliged to discharge great part of
her cargo.
The Union, Wriassuas, from Riga to Londonderry, ran is
shore near Dragoe previous to the 11th instant.
The Concord, from Riga to London, driven on shore at Bon►
holm the Ist instant, has got off, after throwing part of her cargo
overboard, and been carried into harbour.
The brig Kett, LIND?, from Newcastle to Copenhagen, was
lost the 14th instant, near the Screw.
POIRTIMODTH, Dec. 20.—The wind, this morning, was N.B.
and some of the outward-bound got under weigh ; but it again
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shifted to the S.F. when they can; to anchor. Came into har-
bour, MA Majesty's ships Gaassmaersa and ONTARIO. Arrived,
his Majesty's cutter gums., from a cruise. Sailed, the CAMe-
LRON cutter, on a cruise.
YARMOUTH, Dee. 20.—Arrived the London, MOCIAT, from
Harnburgh, in company with several others, having been six
weeks on their passage.
LIVIRPOOI., Dec. 19.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the George
Guthrie, from Bahia—sailed 28th Oct. Several vessels have
put back.
Dux, Dec. 20.—Wind S.W. moderate.—The Juliana East
Indianian, Captain Oun.vre; the William and Mary, WORTS •
and Tobago, Werricost.artn, have sailed fur the River. The
Atalanta and the Prince Leopold, with several more ships from
the River, are this evening turning into the Downs.—The out-
ward-bound still remain.
DOTER, Dec. 19.—The oldest seaman at this port can hardly
remember such a succession of tempestuous weather as has been
experienced on this coast for two months past. On Sunday and
Monday last it blew a strong gale from S. S.W. and the mouth
of our harbour was traversed by a shingle or beach, nearly equal
to the elevation of our Southern Pier—this, by great exertion,
has been sufficiently removed to-day, to enable the packets to
sail again to-morrow. Yesterday, however, Mr. Lassemz ac-i
eompanied by Lady LOUISA LAIIITON, Lady OMMILSTON Lady
ORCT and Sir Rouse Wnson who had been detained some
days at Payne's York Hotel, determined to brave a strong wind
and heavy swell, and embarked on board a small lug-sail boat,
for Calais. The singularity of the attempt at this season of the
year, attracted a great concourse of spectators to the beach to
see them launched—the wind still freshened with the flood tide,
and from the 100k-out, the little party were seen to reel their
sails, and the sea to break right over their boat: the greatest
anxiety was felt during the afternoon for their safety—from
Iwhich we were relieved only by the return of Captain Rocieas
this day, from Calais, who reports their safe lauding, after a
I rough passage of four hours.
Dec. 20.—N0 arrivals. Our bar is getting better very fast ;
small vessels can now go out and in. Sailed, the Lady Cockburn
packet, with a Mail for France.
Warearoan, Dec. 18.—Yesterday the wind was S.S.W. to S.
by E. N.W. and S.W. all the day. Clear, with light showers,
of rain and moderate breezes, all this day. At night heavy
gales, which suddenly increasing, became, at eight r. as. a per-
fect storm, attended with thick darkness and heavy rain • the
sea all in a foam, and the tide running in and out of the Docks
quite irregular :—the storm continued, with unabated fury, for
an hour and a half, during which time several houses were da-
maged, and many vessels driven on shore from their anchors,
but we hope none of them are materially injured. AU the rest
of the night there was dreadful thunder and lightning, with
heavy squalls. A brig is on shore under the north point of Broom
Hill ; and as the sea is so very heavy it is feared she will be lost.
DUBLIN, Dec. 18.—Nine o'Clock, r.u.—lt has blown a gale
all day, and still continues.
Aastvzo—At Gibraltar, the Vrow Anna, Detter, from Rot-
terdam. At Demerara, Industry, Morrison, from Belfast. At
Philadelphia, Alcyon, Wooster, from Liverpool. At Boston,
Commerce, Gardner, from Liverpool ; and Joseph, —, from
Genoa. At New ork, Ariadne, Copeland, from Gibraltar;
Duke of Wellington, --, from Halifax.
Cortex-House, Dec. 20.—Ships Entered Inwards : Gambier
and New Frederick, from Cadiz; Yds Unique, from Rouen;
Euphemia, from Fayal; Mary, from Lisbon. Entered Out-
wards : Ann,l for the Cape of Good Hope; Three Sisters, for
Rotterdam ; Lady Collier, for Lima ; Constantia,for Waterford;
Bemuse Alliance, for Rouen ; Alborough, for Calais. Cleared
Outwards: Eliza, for Cork ; Brothers, for Ilamburgh • Lord
Crapstoan, for Jamaica; San Antonio, for Coruuna ; Tula, for
Gibraltar.

The following is a description of the Vase to be
presented to Captain PARRY, in pursuance of the
Resolutions of a Public Meeting of the Inhabitants

of Bath:
The form is that of the celebtated WarwickVase,but divested
of the Bacchanalian emblems, and decorated with others more
appropriate to the nature of the service intended to be comme-
morated. The singularly bold and beautiful form of the handles
is preserved ; but the vine, with its tendrils and clusters, is ex-
changed for Abe Britishoak, with its foliage and acorns, forming
a rich wreath immediately under the lip of the vessel. On a pro-
jection of the handles Is suspended the laurel wreath of triumph.
The masks and tiger's-skin of the original are entirely omitted,
and the bulrush is intermixed with the lotus.
The Vase is supported by four dolphins ; and the plinth is
covered with shells and coral, in imitation of a sea-shore.
The pedestal is mush enriched; and the olive wreath is in-
troduced, illustrative of the pacific nature of the enterprise. To
avoid the heaviness resulting from a square form of the pedestal,
it has been made octagonal, and on the four smaller sides are
trophies, composed of nautical scientific instruments, and of those
implements used especially in the icy seas. The compass is in-
troduced in the one, and the globe in the other : each is sur-
mounted by the British Naval Crown.
Two of the large sides of the pedestal contain chasings from
Captain Pa tar's original drawings ; one representing the Hecui
and GRIPICIL covered in for the winter ; and the other their situa-
tion in the neighbourhood of an iceberg. The third side contains
Captain Pasav's arms. The fourth, the following iuscriptioa
To WILLIAM EDWARD PARRY, Esquire,
Commander in the Royal Navy,
In commemoration of a Voyage of Discovery,
Performed in his Majesty's ships HECLL and Games, under his
command, ht the years 1819 and 1820;
In which he effected a passage through Lancaster Sound
into the Polar Sea,
And having discovered many New Lands.
And passed a Winter of Ten Months' duration, surrounded by
Ice, in the Harbour of Melville Island,
Returned to Great Britain with the loss of only one man;
Thus carrying the British Flag
Into Seas over which nu Ship had yet passed;
And displaying. throughout this unprecedented undertaking, a
degree of Nautical Science Intrepidity, Perseverance, and
humanity, which has :tilected a lasting Honour on
Himself, his Profession, and his Country,
THIS VASE
Is presented by several Inhabitants of Bath, his native city.
w.ncvv.XlL
AWFUL DzaTus.—Sunday evening last,while Mrs.
Davis, a Lady of fortune, residing in Walworth, was
in the act of taking a glass of porter at her supper,
she suddenly fell down and elvited, without uttering
a word, having previously been in good health. The
preceding day, also in the same neighbourhood, a
young man, of industrious habits, tell duwn dead
while conversing with a friend in the street, without
hiving suffered the slightest previous indisposition.

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