Star.
London, England, 1829-07-01 00:00:00

WILL OF LORD HARRIS.

FROM A CORRESPONDENT.

Wednesday the will of this distinguished but eccentric
Nobleman was proved in Doctors' Commons. ProbVe
was granted to his eldest sun, Major-General (now Lord)
Harris ; and the effects were rworn under 90,0004 It is
well known that the deceased was in the frequent habit
of boasting that he had been the architect of his own
fortune, and by thus enacting the " laudator temporis
acti," had displeased some members of his family. One
of the clauses in his final settlement plainly alludes to
this circumstance. It runs thu ,—" To my estimable and
' much loved daughter, Ann Lushington (the wife of the
celebrated civilian), and to her worthy husband, and my
highly esteemed friend, I leave 2013/. each, for a ring, or
any memento they may choose, of our mutual regard ;
and to each of their children who may be living at the
time of my decease, I leave mourning rings, in the hope
they may at odd times bring their grandfather to me-
mory,and recollect that, under PROVIDENCE, he imputes
his rise from nothing to his affluent fortune, to his eco-
nomy and willing privation from self indulgence
through a long life:'
In another part of his will the deceased thus disposes
of the costly jewels which fell to his lot in the distribu-
tion of the Seringapatam prizes. " The jewels received
by me, as part of the Seringapatam prize, I wish to
entail as a memorial in the family, of what PROVIDENCE
has done for it; and, to that intent, I bequeath the same
to my said trustees. Upon the same trusts, the gold
medal sent to Tippoo Sultan by Luis XVI. of France,
beating very strong likenesses of him and his Queen
Antoinette; and which being found among Tippoo's
treasures by the Prize Agents (chosen by the army, not
only to take charge and to dispose of the booty taken,
but to decide on the share each individual was entitled
to), was by them, in the name of that army, sent to me,
requesting my acceptai:ce Of it."

The Earl of WESTMORLAND has issue.' cards fur a
grand diplomatic dinner party for the ath inst.
The warrant for the election of a Representative
Peer, in the room of the Earl of BLESINTON, was
issued on Saturday.
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There was never known so many vessels belonging
the pert of Sunderland to have cleared for Archangel
as them has this year. They exceed 100 sail.
Wednesday se'naight, while Mr. Farquharson, at
Bankend, and his daughter, a young woman about 16
years of age, were standing at a short distance from a
bee.hive,tbey were suddenly surrounded by thousands of
the little insects, the hive having just thrown off a
swarm. Instead, however, of flying to a bush for shelter,
as expected, they alighted on the young woman's head.
Fortunately, she had courage and presence of mind
equal to the occasion, for, instead of running away, or
attempting to remove or annoy them, as most would
have done in the same situation, she remained quietly
where she was till the whole swarm alighted upon her.
Some idea may be formed of the firmness and resole-
tion evinced under such trying circumstances, when it is
stated that she had neither cap nor bonnet on, and
that the swarm was so large that it completely covered
her face, breast, and shoulders, so that she could neither
see nor speak. In this situation she remained until
her father brought a hive, when the bees moved into
it in the usual way, without her receiving so much in-
jury as a single sting. It is well known that bees, when
swarming, are so inoffensive that only violence will tn•
duce them to use their stings; when provoked, however,
they become desperate: and, in the present instance,
had the young woman attempted to extricate herself, or
used the least violence,the consequences must have been
dreadful—very likely fatal. She knew this, and acted
accordingly; affording an admirable lesson to all
who may be placed in the same predicament.—Stirling
Advertiser.

The diffusion pf knowledge and literature, by in.
creasing the number of pretenders, has lessened the
distance between authors and readers; has made learn-
ing common and familiar; and given to reputation a
temporary and ephemeral character. In the succession
of new works, we cannot find time to read the old—in
the crowd of living competitors, we lose sight of the,
dead. The pretensions of rank and literature being each
set aside and neutralised by the impertinent sciutiny of
vulgar opinion, they dub their stock between them, and
strive to make a feeble stand that way. Hence the
aristocracy of letters! An author no longer, in the
silence of tetreat,and in the dearth of criticism, appeals
to posterity as a last resource, as in a flat and bar-
ren country, we look on objects in the distant horizon;
in the din and pressure of present opinions and con-
tending claims, he must throw himself, like an actor at
a fair, on the gaping throng about him, and seize, by
the most speedy and obvious means, the noisy suffrages
of his contemporaries. The poet, as cl olc', is not now,
from rarity, regarded as it mystery, a wizard, a some-
thing whose privacy is not to be profaned by being
encroached upon ; every effort is made to throw down
this partition wall, to rend asunder the veil i f genius ;
and instead of being kept at a studious and awful dis-
tance, he must be brought near, must be shown as a
lion, must be had out to dinner, or to an AT HOME ; we
must procure his autograph, get him to write his name
in an album, and, if possible, come into tersonal contact
with him. so as to mix him up with oar daily impres-
sions and admiring egotism. Thus the imaginary no-
tion, the divine partied° aura is lost under a heap of '
common qualities or peculiar defects; and only the
shadow of a name is left. Nothing is fine but the
ideal; or rather, excellence only exists by abstraction.
If we wish to be delighted or to admire, we have no'
business to seek beyond what first excited our delight
or admiration. Those who go in search of a cluster of
perfections, or expect that because a man it superior in
one thing, lie is to be superior ip all,.oply go in search
of disappointment; or, in truth, qpe to indemnify their.
self love by the discovery that, except in some one par-
ticular, their idol is very am& like themselves.—
Monthly Magazine, New Series.'

THE THAMES TUNNEL.
Yesterday a Special General Meeting of the Share.
holders in this undertaking was held at the City of
London Tavern; Wm. 5511711. E q. M.P. in the Chair.

The CHAIRMAN stated the object of the Meeting.
which was, to cons;der whether the Directors should be
empowered to accept a contract fcr the completion of
the works. or t•+ await till next year, when it would be
ascertained whl Orr kinveroment would or would not
make the advances derireu.
Mr. BUTLER then read thr Report. It was as follows :
REPORT OF THE COURT OF DIRECTORS TO THE
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY OF PROPRIETORS, HELD
AT THE CITY OF LONDON TAVERN. JUNE 30.

On the sate ot the Tunnel itself, the Directors have
nothing tin to report ; but they bee, to say, that they
have been continually anxious to bring the expenditure
down to the lowest poss.ble rate consistent with the due
preservation I f the works, and with another important
object—that at keering alive the public teeling, and de-
riving 6.411 e income from visitors, while the pi ogress has
been suspended; and th• v have the p;easiite to state, that
the amount of revenue fl wing in from this soui ce affords
a decisive proot that the ii.tecest at first excited by this
new and bold undertaking yet remains in ).reat and
beneficial activity. The applicatiOn to his Majesty's
Ministers, formerly alluded has been continued
through the intervention of a Noble Lord, whose kind.
ness, attention, and zeal for the interests of the under-
taking, entitle him to the warmest thanks of the Com-
pany ; at one time it afforded flattering prospects of suc-
cess, bu: has proved abortive for the present, although
they consider the door as still left open for a renewal 91
their efforts in the next Session of Parliament.

In consequence tif what passed at t e last M. cting
of the Proprietors, they have deemed it proper to sub-
mit a subsidiary relation of the substance of the com-
munications of the Directois with Mr. Vignole, the
civil engineer, tcspectiog proposals for finishing the
funnel by contract, under security, upon a plan different
from that of Mr.J. Brunel. The relation is as follows:
"EXTRACTS FROM MINUTES.

" It will, the.efote, now be tor the consideration of
the Pt oprieiors whether, if the proposal of the said par-
ties, or any other competent persons, to complete the
Tunnel by any other in,de which may, on mature con-
sideration, be deemed feasible, they will give the Di-
rectors power to enter into engagements is ith such
parties ; to adopt their plans, and to depart from that
of Mr. Brunel, which, however ingenious it may appear,
ha, been found to be attended with an expense appa-
tently incompatible with the reasonable expectations 4 f
the Shareholders, to derive even a m-derate remunera-
tion for their advances.'

64 Resolved, therefore—That it is expedient to em-
power the Directors, rind they are hereby empowered,
to adopt any other mode of carrying on the work, pre-
serving the same dimensions and internal appearance,
which shall appear to them likely to ensure its comple-
tion, and to treat with, and engage with, any party or
parties who may be willing to contract fur the same,
on such terms as shall appear to the Dirmors to war-
rant the expectation of obtaining a sum sufficient for
the accomplishment, either of the tunnel alone, or with
the necessary approaches thereto, and who shall pro-
duce security for the performance of such contract or
contracts.

"Resolved—That the practicability of making the
tunnel being established by the fact of 600 feet out of
1,800 feet, having been safely and securely effected,
and this Meeting entertaining a hope that Government,
sanctioned by Parliament, will be induced to consider
it a national work of great public utility, and lend 4
sofficient sum to complete the undertaking, that the
Dor ectors do continue their exertions to obtain a loan
horn Government.

Remainder of the Tunnel calculated on the cost of the sit
first half . 110,000
Cost of new shield . . 5,000
Expense of removing the old, and placing the new shield 2,000
Pumping well, and drain from the Wapping shore . 6,000
Diving.bell, with a suitable vessel; also additional cover-
ing over the bottom of the River to the extent of .100
feet, if it should be required
Salaries for three years
Shaft at Wapping .
The descents .
Purchase of premises at Wapping

. • 7,Q(,
. B 000
. . 7,040
. 69,000
. 40,000

X 245,000
The CHAIRMAN, anxious that all information should
be given, said, that if a measure of economy was not
adopted, the Shareholders, with an advance of 300,0001.
from Government, would reap no benefit. He then
moved a Resolution to the effect, that the Directors be
empowered to adopt any other plan for carrying on the
Tunnel by contract, with security for the preset vation
of the works.

. Mr. ADAMS moved an Amendment to the effect, that
as the practicability of completing the Tunnel was as-
certained by 600 feet having been formed, the Meeting
Flo adjourn till the measures of Government are known.
After some discussion, the CHAIRMAN put the ques-
tion, and the. Amendment was lost, there being for it
only 23, and for the original motion 35.
The power of contrsceing is thus given to the Direc-
tors for the completion of the work, under proper
security.

HOVIZKEZPIR'S ORACLE.—This is an interesting
work on domestic management,and goes far to solve the interestint
,problem—" how we may enjoy the greatest possible comfort at the
least possible expense." It contains a vast fund of useful informs-
don on tlk best means of uniting prudent expenditure with exten-
sive enjoyment, and supporting a family in elegance devoid of ex-
travagance, and with economy free from parsimony. Like all Dr.
Kitchiner's works, it is written in a style of dry humour that makes
his precepts as entertaining as they are valuable.
THE INDWATOR.--This singular bird is thus noticed
in the Animal Kingdom of Coviss--" The Indicators are so called
from serving as guides to the natives of Africa in the discovery of
honey. This bird probably experiences some difactiky in procuring
an aliment of which it appears particularly fond; but instinct ap-
pears to have directed it to call man to its assistance, by indicating
the nest of bets with a very sharp cry ; which, according to some
travellers, is the word which signifies " honey" in the language at
the Hottentots. It utters this cry morning and evening. and seems
to call the persons who are hunting for honey in the deserts. They
reply in a graver tone as they approach. The moment ate bird
beholds them, it proceeds to hover over the tree which contains a
bee-hive; and If they delay to come, it reduubks its cries, fliei
wards them, and, by various turns backwards and forwards, in-
dicates the spot in a very marked manner. While they are seimnit
the contents of the hive, the Indicator remains near at hand, and
awaits his portion, which is always certain to be left for hat."

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CORN—EXCHANGE, MARK—LANE, Juts' 1.--
Our market was In a state of stagnation this morning—scarcely
a sale has been effected; and the factors, although making -
sacrifice, with difficulty obtained purchasers; the prices of Grain,
therefore, are nominally as on Monday.

istrisamirions MICR MONDAY.
Wheat, English (qrs.) . 700 Foreign .
Irish . -- Oats, English
Foreign . . 41,500 Irills .
Earley, English . 9A Foreign .
Irish . . I Flour (sacks) .

1,000
. 7,30 C
. 85u
2,950
2,4rA,

COAL MARKET—Tnis Dar.
Hats-ran One—There wu a plentiful supply both of Sunder.
land and Newcastle Coal at market to-day, much more so than foe
a length of time past, ie.:, ships having arrived since Monday lam—
The Exchange wu wcU attended by merchants, and Gals were 11
fair demand.
Best Wallsend Coals
Other sons

. 31s. Od. 31s. 6d.
. 645. Od. 30s. 04.
Ships at Midst, 179 g.