The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-08-30 00:00:00

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is the top mesa, whirl had has. mahout, resediqed
by At Pillolomit slum, Sea Tho Dabs of Ihiablltoa
thee delivered as aehroehal sad 'impressive addriis eti
the propriety of the undertaking, le which he alluded
to his Majesty's visit as most aespisious. la sonata
salmis( the feeadatioa of a esoaaravat, which *veld
till to the brave sone et Caledesda, that their valour
vras reaseashered ►y a medal cesetry. The aerie
sersosoey aloud by a suitable address from the Deb
of Athol, la the swam of the Coessieslosers.
The creed assembled to witaess the sceoe was ler
seam. The brow lathe bill, at the foot of whish the
proNasias posed, was covered with spectators. The
greasiest order aid &wares prevailed. lit. Have,
who has jest arrived here was eau of the spectators
of the meat.

IMETRACT Of ANOTHER Ltl7lll /ROM IDINIBUIOII,
MTG. !7.)
la reforms to the slights which it was alleged tie
Doke of illimiltos bad received from the King, and
to which Me *sprawls,* at the elide hastiest were
ascribed, tbe writer says M there Is leech doubt re.
speedo' these preteaded slights: they are rammired
sad appOnitly pt up by a party here, to allis an
proper motive upon the conduct of as upright Peer.
who felt it Us del to utter apastitntional sentiments.
in the peewees of these who rarely hear, and still less
often relish the **prosaism of any opinions which do
not savour of the virulence of political acrimony, anffl
gross ant anntialy Fernald invective. Neither the.
Klee nor the great bulk of the respectable person-
ape who atteadmi the clefs basquet, could have
beard the sentiments expressed by the Dake of HB.l
without einicarring in their truth and pre-
Frilly. sad admiring the mealy aad empistent ogee..
sin takes to deliver them. That the King felt no
(bow was It possible be coal?) towards
1111=1 ,le clear, from this fact—that on the Monday
(yesterday) his Majesty came to town. and went Le-
ong. se Melyreed-palace. all the apartamate of which
le Abed. emidected by the Doke of Hamilton. who
kppnad se be at the Palace when the King arrived.
SI is 'larder, however, that these attempts to degrade
tin Riney Dace should be made by the parties who
le have paid the utmost devotion to his Ma-
;:ll,l6l:Lies his arrival- It ism) less remarkable, that
Mit isle& Professor of the Volversioy was Invited in
re late eirie banquet (except Professor Baird, who
did not attend as principal of his College, but as •
Clergyman. and called na to say grate) though the
bookseller (Blackwood) the convicted libeller of see
of their body (Professor Leslie had a place assigned
him at one of the tables, although be should have
bees at the same moment on duty 'meet the associ-
ated miestables, by whom ha was Seed a guises for
his theses. It is remarkable that this person should
have a place unsigned him os tuck an occasion, when
several of the @ability, gentry. sad principal iambi-
teats of Pediebargh were sot laeladed la the invita-
tion. Dr. Duties*. who is a principal of the Col-
lege, sad succeeded the late Dr. Oregory as King's
Physlelas, aria, of course placed him amoag the
Royal Hotesehold, was not limited. Let the Corp..
ration, or Sir Walter Seat. expiele this. It was a
strange MONO of psyleg tribune to the literature of
Scotland. mid particularly whoa It was known that
Sir llttlfirSelitt took seek au aide* pact Is the fee.
tire preparations as eves to see the table iriangemeets
laid on. It has given great offence to the Calvet.
oily."

ISOM Telt ZDINlIIVIIOII

His Majesty has ►ees graciously pleased to trans-
mit to tbe treasurer of the Edinburgh Magdalene
Allem, by the halide of the Right Honourable the
Lord Provost, President of the society, a danation of
Any valetas. for the benefit of that most aural imi-
tation.
Sunday aftorooon the E•rl of Fife, sad • select
petty. bad the honour of dialog with hie Majesty at
Dalkelth House.

Yesterday, die Kl.g remained at Dalkeith Palace
during the Amain. sad gracioasly reeei♦ed several
Noblemen aced (leathern who waited on him. He
had a salsa party at Caner.
We rad d the Royal Mid Lothian ca►alry'l
are to parade at the gate of Mel►ille Castle, opposite
the sew eat to Dalkeith Palace, on Wednesday,
at twel►e o'clock. This ezeelleat corps are to have
the honour of escorting his Majesty on his departure
from Dalkeith Palace to ilopetown House, where hie
Majesty will dine, and remain all night. Oa Thurs-
day morning, kis Majesty will embark at Hopetoms
Hausa en board his yacht for London.
[llllO3l VIZ IDINBURGH STAR

An amutieg occurrence took plass at the Peers'
Ball on Friday. Miss---, who is generally known
to be emulous is the dance, lotted herself exposed to
a ample', by the absence or inattention of her partner
at a time wises she was to join in the figure. Turn-
ing round, on the instant, intending to repair the
wrong by impressing into her service the arm gen-
tleman who should be at liberty, she unfortunately,
seised the bands of the King, and importuned him, sot
in the most ceremonious way, to proceed with her in
the dance. The young lady discovered her mistake is
time only to complete bar confusion. Hie Majesty
politely declined the invitation, but in a meaner
which seemed to betray a well-timed regret that his
dancing days were over.

Ills Royal [flyless the Duke of Gloucester, in the
amuse of Ms excursion down the Wye, arrived at
Monmouth on Friday last. where his Royal High-
ness was received by the Mayor, Bailiff, &e. in their
robes of *See, sod condescended to walk with shin
to the Boasters Arms, from whence he proceeded in
bis carriage to Ragland Castle, and afterwards re.
turned to dinner. The next morning the Duke, ac-
companied by the Mayor, visited the Castle, the hint,-
place of Henry V.; after which, in the Town Hall,
his Royal Highness was voted a Burgess of the Bo-
rough of hiaantaills. The *saw honour was easfortid
on Sir W. tie Crespi goy, tr ho was, also present. His
Royal Highness thin returned to his yaelat, sad pro-
'seeded on his journey to Tistorn Abbey, and from
thence to Chepstow. „ ,
PlowEirta. Haaverrx.,--Tbe semen from different
parts of ate country, who ailsmisd the naseket this
aoraiag. represent that is the ismarisr aiiMohisat maa,
thus ems Was known sash a viasdral harvest, or
more sbasgast potato, seep. that what the pretest year
sew effets,—(Dsiiiia 40640

'ATESMAN.

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SHIPPINU utritwes.vcs.

= Dim. Ave. ft.—The rotted as bashed Mewl M the
Sontb-west. blowier freek sod :the Outsveribbooild that,
sailed yesterday bite pit halt. Okiiiilows Wont the
river last alert the goatee picket. Alitlithe, let Qwe-
bee, Arrived cad sidled for the river the Albieu,
Willer, for Madras sad Bengal; the Winless, Keller,
he the Cnost of Oood Hope j the Load's, South, for
Jamaica; the Annasley, Lawless, fee St. Kitts; the
Woodford. Loenbton, for Awake ; ;he Ada. reb•e•
Sailed the Blocher. Chrk. Ihrolth tr. —Witsd .S. W.
Fa 'MOMS. Ace. 29.--Bolled lb bisects 211sabeth
Packet, for Lisboa; awl the Islet* 'hevidoosea Wool-
sey, for Malaga the Poor Pried% Kohotte, fer Leedom.
—Wind S.S.K.
PORTIMOUTU, AUG. 29 —Sailed 111WiKiilese, Heady-
side, for Loodon.—Wied W.S.W.
PLvorwrro. Ave. ft.—Arrived the Anvers. Keeley%
booed to Newhandlaed. Sailed the Mentor. for
Oporto; lb. Elisabeth. To‘prt. for Mirensicld.—Wled
S. E. and West.
The Cephttes._of Senderland. coal lades, was lees yes-
terday hi West Bay, Deepness: crew and.

UM OF TIC LIVISPOOL FACIVIT
" Brig Dart, off Bristol. 21th Asg. 1942.
" The Liverpool weskit ea the ibth alt.*, the banks
of Newfesodiand, by ronsisg feel of an island of ice,
bet all. bands were erred sad put late St. John', ;
thrice most of the passengers proceeded hither is the
Dart, Of this place, but a passenger (as infant @Mid)
hating died en the passage. we are compelled to wait
here the. visitation of the quarantine dicers, which
must delay us from landing until hmeerrow.
Captain Lee sailed pn the same day with et (Gas
Aug.) in a 'chooser hr New York, with the whole of
the erew and eat of the passengers.
" The vessel only lasted two hoofs, sad tithing was
saved except the clothes we had on and a little specie.
We were live days in the open heats, and on the Hymn,'
arrived at St. John's, having been taken ap by a kiting.
boat en the fifth day.
" The following is a list of the peasesgen :
Mir. N. T. Heard and family. of New York; Mr.
John Simpson, of Leedom; Mr. Robert blather, of
Liverpool ; Mr. William Christie, of Jamaica ; Mr.
Samuel Wright, of Savanesh ; Mr. William Castle, of
Montreal; Mr. Thomas Wright, of England, and Mr.
G. A. Northedge, of Montreal."

-Tax LATE LOUD KIITIDDBIL —At his boon is Al-
Itany-etreet, ea the 14th lost., died the Ilea. Wm. Ere-
kin. of Kneader, aloof the Senators of the College of
Justice. His Lordship bad been fur some time past is a
feeble state of health, sad there is reason to believe that
his end was accelerated by the effect, produced on his
mind by some report *hid' had lately bees circulated to
his prejudice. diem*, u these reports reached his ear.
some weeks ago, hie Lordship requested of some of hip
friends in inveatipte the matter is the fullest manner,
anti to adopt each measures for the vindication of his
character, by taking each legal steps against the anthers
of these calamities, or otherwise, se they might judge
proper. The Oentientes than appointed, consisting of
several individeale of tbe highest respectability and ro-
fenional eminence, accordiegly set on foot an inquiry.
la which they were aided by the freed. of the husband
of the lady, whose saw bad hese likewise aspersed. and
the reeett was a unaaimene opiates this the whole of
these re/stets were etteylydevaid of truth. A eertilleste
to this effect was signed by the friends of both
parties. sad lord Kineddes's moor' and advisors Wept
an opinion la the following termer—u is these sires.-
steam, we eateidee any legal pram/Wogs as ensecee•
vary for the 'iodisation of the parties, sad also limp,-
dieet, not only oe aeceant of the protracted sal painful
diseassieee which they would necessarily measles, bet
likewise became such measure. might appear to attach
an importance to these calumnies, of which they are en•
worthy." To the majority of persons thee* Idle roamers
would have given little distreee, bat to Lord Kieedder's
sensitive sad delicate mind they were a sonrce of great
anculeh, sod acting on a frame peerlessly debilitated by
sickness, they produced a nervous fever, whisk eat off
this amiable and accomplished man in the prime of his
life. His Lordship was Weeded daring his Mabee by
Messrs. James Russell and Joseph Hell, eargeoas. who
did not apprehend any serious dagger for his life, and
indeed so little was the event eupetsod, that when he ex-
pired, the medical geetleman who was present believed
it for same time ealy to be a faint, sod measure, were
takes for restoring asimation. though, alas! without
effect.--(Rdiabares Slur.)
IV* are sorry to learn from some of our correspond-
eats at the Cape of flood Hope, that the late Settler* en
the coast are reduced to astute of the severest privation,
and that maay were dying of Iteger. A eaptain is
the army, his wife, nod daughter, were redeced to such
a state of distress, that they abandoned their house to
uncoil their wretehedoeas, and went into the wilds to
perish. la this condition of extreme despair, they
were discovered by Major Pigott. who, with his wife.
administered to them sack comforts as they could cons•
mead, sod brought them home. A latter from Caps
Tows of the 14th of May, mentions, that there was not
a fortnight', consumption of grain in the Colony, and
that if the expected *account were not received from
India, the consequences would be of the most dread-
ful deacriptioa. The Government at the Cape is re-
proached for suffering religiose dissections to disturb
the tranquillity of the Settlement. Lord Chas. 8101111181.
set's rehire to the Cape was most anxiously desired.
to clear the 0 meat of partialities so injurious to
the peace and welfare of the Colony, and especially at
a junctere when absolute famine was spreading its
ravages, and the public suffering was of the severest
eatere.—(bioneriek News.)
Hawses of a private letter from Venice, dated the
4th alt. On the Psth alt. this city was with one of,
the moat treateadneas storms that we ever recollect to
have beard of. The wind blew with as impetuosity
Impossible to be described. The howling of the tem-
pest. the incessant stream of lightning, the prolonged
rolliog of the, thunder; the crash of wiedowr, chim-
neys, and tiles, carried terror io the most co:napes,
hearts. The full conseqoeucea of this horrid affair are
not yet billow°, bat they must be dreadful. All the
vessels it anchor in the Canal suffered more or less ;
three of them were sunk ; the surface of it was covered
with fragments of gondolas; the lead epee the church*s
and several edifies, was tore up aad carried to as im-
mense distaste. To all this scene of I,,nror must be
added the torrent of hailstones. the smallest of *Pleb
were the size of a walnut, and many of them weighed
front seven ounces to a pound. Tips number if, per-
sona killed is sot *easily Loewe, but the Imodite•ei IS?,
have bees taken up, wire perished by the fall of
hailstones. eitieeloye, Lc. or were eaffeeated by the
wind."
Michael Cahill, for the murder rillettlieL Maio,
I. a quarry at Carrigalee. was cirrus& la
,Corlit; per
Saturday; he acknowledged hie guilt. Jobs
she tuber. woo merited almost at the sOuteht the pro.
emit* imams to lean the gooL

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SPuIII7..VU INTSLId

B 111'11110 AT TATTSRSALL'S.--A. W.
Dime/ass* Lptisa.-14 to R Nest Rwao—ptsll le 1 Nis
f. oat of llandase-10 to I ant Ajax—ll a I apt MO-
edllol-410 to f ant Mr. GaseolgniS d.-46 10 1 lint Mr
ritia--16 to I agst brother to Antonin-34 to s arsenal-
desto-36 to I sot to I ant Young Cyrano
—U 10_1 asst Masses Troll-33 to I eget TlO6ll-41110
I eget Eoptiroyisa-00 to I egst Howley&
MiltßY 'RACES. TUSSDAT. Avenel 117.
Slily Gainera. gives by his Grew* the Dube of Dommiinh
for asides horses, Re.—Two mile beats.
Mr. Pistil's br. r. Slag, 6 yrs Md. list Sib.... . • 1 1
Mr. Massey's eb. f. Yaysymenywa, I yrs old. • • • *
Mr. Illoetieb's b. I. Dubois. S yrs 01d.75t....• .4 S a
Won goy.
Sand 6t04 on Slag. t'
A Sweepstakes by Siabigrihors of lOgsassii.-.: Tb. wisest',
tbe Cep at Nottingham to carry .44 stns. Morse NM
geldings allowed Mb. Mie tben-rallo had:
Sir T. Malaya's Teeters. 6 yrs old. Sat. Mb• . 1
Sir R. Greeley's Tao Patriarch. 4yn old. Sat. Sib. .. 2
Sir G. Crews 's Haddon. 4yrs old, Sal. fib... ..S
Me. Case's eh. f. klandollee, 4 yrs old, Sat. sib. (fellhis) 4
Won easy.
3to 1 on ?eaters.
A firopstako of liOgs, each, for tiniest-olds. Half a
mile.

Mr. Pistol's by. f. Beteey.Bst. . . 1
Ma. Hoeldewortb'e b. e. by Fi d; Peta..9ll 2014 .. V
9 to I ea b. e. by Iffibo de Puts.

Yesterday ift•f1141011, XI I d nsinotos past ors, s pee.
Wan from Newcastle, of the n sole of Rawl, itedinkauk
anal began die task of walking sue handfed sod 'too
silos in 24- successive boors. Homer his colsbanessi
Achilles for being swift footed, bat we do not ramidlost
that any of the ancients, Romer. or Pinder, (the pilot of
the pedestrian, equestrians. whip and yackt dein
of the ancients,) or any of the other chroniclers of acti-
vity. have ever recorded such violent exertions of onsitti-
lar strength as bare been exhibited in this esastry.
Capt. Barelay, we apprehend, puts the celebrated Podia
Oka, Achilles entirely out of conntenance mad Mr.
Russel. who is now taking • walk in the North Loch,
will, if be shall accomplish his task, outdo any thing
ever done at the Olympic Games. At 12 o'clock last
night, Karol had walked 48 miles. and did ass appear
mach atileanslod he appeared likely to complete him
boar.—(Rdialturge °biome?. Truday.)
MATCH AIPAIKIIT 717IL—A few drys ago, a bay Mfg,
set 14 hands bigb, was matithed to run from the betel.
t.rnarvon, to tie Red Lion Inn. Bangor, a disown of
sin* miles on a billy road, in the short ',load WO id-
eates ; sho won In grand style. halide% *satiate:sat sal
ShS woods to spare. A great number of premiss awls-
bled to see her start, sad hoary bets were swam:
(Chester Colima.)

M4RKET3.—(fmis .VoEase)

Colta•gxentooa, Ara. 30—Nearly the wbollif of the
Wheat that was on shipboard being dispeeekif ea Wed.
*matey, and having no fresh supply tide traisg. oar
market was very bars of fine samples, the &druid fir
which has increased. Our prices may he quoted per
gluier higher for that of fine quality ; but the islittier
descriptions of Old are still eery heavy salt, sad al-
most seminal in value.—Pine &dee Is in deassad, and
es. per quarter dearer.—ln Beans, Peas, and Oats titer*
is no alt ion.
8311111/1111,0 MARRO?, Atte. 30.—The Market was
well supplied this morning with all deeuiptioseof maids.
Mattes sod Lamb are higher in price, botgeitiemolas
lbe same as per last ma-hat Jay.—Perk sad Veal as per
our last quotation.—There appearsto be a bawd fee
'NOW Meat swag to the eminency( the trolelsr.
Ilkerturattr or C 011111171•1 PllolPaingl.-Anni.
.Ago. 29.—The average pries of wheat in mar astkee
at this time aloes not exceed fuggy etiillisge a bushels
elk Mr. Utber Goddard, a respectable /armor of West
layea.bas seat the helloes nand the tOwli to anottalleo
his intention of !melee a stall every market-day ter
the sale of good mutton at threepence a pseud !.sm.
(Stamford :Vera )
The lucariatire of all crops in the parish of Gie.
wan and its neighboarhood, esoopting that of Wear.
is remarkable. With respect to some crepe, the re.
collections of persons between 70 aid 90 year, have
witnessed no parallel ; the b t Is going NI ra-
pidly. and is almost uni I. Potatoes, being the
pliocipal support of the poor, are sole of the Scot
quality at 6J. per peek. To testify how pronto this
crop Is, there was deg a few days ago (though sot II
solitary instance) from a garden in Ayr, 93 potatoet
from one stalk, aid 7l from another, amounting. from
careful measurement, to bait a peck.—(gdia. Star.)
At Spalding fair, as Wednebeay last, the 'apply of
bock horses and beasts was unall, and the horses were
of the roughest hied.

Spadini core market. ea Toady ha, was ratite
brisker.

Om Tuesday last, about mom the %ewe of Chattels
was visited by a storm, ac.mmpanied by a slight
shower emd a single but tremendously heavy clap of
thoodoe, preceded by en awfully vivid dash of light.
Ding. Two imys of the name of Ruston, lying asleep
in the field sear the foot of s tree, were stench by thi
electric fluid : ono of them bad his head . moth hart
and his hair burnt the ocher was struck scrum the
body, and his clothes were mush beret: they were
Dearly deprived of their senses, aod did not know wails
bad burr them, but they have since dose well, and are
recovering. The tree was rent from top to bottom.
A young man employed by ties of thip lest conwnee.
vial houses at Nantes, has beat condemsed to a liwo
of 200 francs sod Doe mouth's Imprisonment. for haw-
log written or, the laud of a peblic promeasde the
word Etplosides. which was alleged to he Imelda' eo
General De:mingle, being as means of his nosne...—
Despinele or Rtpiesides is the tracer who Agates la
the affair of Rochelle, mod who is accused by some of
the prisoner of having iodated them to declare the*
selves Carbonari by saying that be was a member of
that secret society himself. The public peowsoator
laid the penalties at • tine of 1400 francs and three
mocha' imprisonment. The award of the Comet
seems more then enough for the offense; the demos&
of the prosecutor were excessive. A libel 'Mese to
the sand could nut have indicted a very dumb!, in-
jury, and the wind that effaced the wpm &diva
might, safely for the repatalies et she Orbital. Ilan

blows away the tiosuastioo. • . • ,•
03 Saturday seatigfit, about five o'clock is tits
afternoon, a fire broke otitis, a cottage at Wats/braelke
' Cawbridgesitire, and, such . sr,asi the rapidity of be
douses, that is the; short yosteloi• Itisy minion the
dwellings of seven families were heaviest dm rasa&
By this oafottunate accident a considerable part of
the (mutilator and stearibirmovntni ut fist 4oftaicds te-
ethe, ifia • tioc.ir 40004 a'.4,, seta saber
ardCiess,,Torf ditottflit, bow* Ik,bs
beta oceastood by eiteleilimias., ; •,:: a: L...: