Yesterday morning, about ...
The Times, 1824-12-01T00:00:00

Yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, the Duake of Clarence came to town from Bushy, and paid a visit to His Majesty. His Royal Highlness afterwayds presided at a (linner given by the Scottish Corporation at the Old Lon- don Tavern, in Bishopsgate-street. The Duke of Glocester, the rhike of Clarence, and the Duke of Sussex, visited the Duchess of Glocester yester- (lay. The answer given to the numerous inquiries yes- terday rfter her Royal Highness's health wtas, " that her Royal Highness has had a better night, and is ratlher bet- ter to-dlay." A voluTne hIas been sent to us, entitled A Yummnary newn of America, being thte Resvolt of Observation.s and In- quiricS during a *Journcy in the Unitedl States. The prin- cip;al aim of the author seems to be to familiarize his coun- trymen wvith the inlternal and *lomestic state of society in North America. Womel-.Conversation-Hospitality- Politeness-Religion--SIavery-Oratory, &c., are some amolig upwards of 30 heads prefixed to his chapters, and rather circumstantially than copiously or profoundly dis- cussed. Where there is any spirit it the book, it appears to be an amiable and conciliatory spirit; and if the author be not eminently successful it attracting readers, or in con- verting distaste and apathy ito arimiration of North Ame- rica, it is, we are quite willing to admit, much Iess his fault than his misfbrtune. Despatches dated tkle l4th of June were received yester- day morning at the Colonial Department, from Governor l,icute. nant.General Sir E. Barnies, K. C. B., at Ceylon. Letters dated the lt), of July have been received also from Ceylon, but they bring no newg of inmportance. The Marchioness of Hastings, as a Peeress in her owIn light, has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Dr. Butcher, Minister of the Chapel Royal at Brighton, to be one of her ladyship's domes- tic chaplains. WEY-MOUTH, Nov. 28.-The Two sisters, from MVialaga, of and bound to Hamburgh, laden with fruit, was wrecked in the West Bay, off Abbetebury, at eleven o'clock on Mionday night. Five hands were on boeard, one of whomn perished; the master and three men are saved. The Sally, of Portsmouth, is lost in Weymouth Bay, bearly opposite Osmingten-i.mills; thie Captain's son saved himself by leaping on board the Nanicy brig, of Weymouth ; the rest of the crew were drowned. The Ebenezer, George Pett, Mas. ter, from Plymouth to Portsmouth, with King's storcs, was thrown by the sca on the top of Portlattd Beach, where she now remains. The captaln is drownred the remainder of tie crew are saved. The Agenoria. Elliott, of Weymouth, f^om Seville, with fruit, arrived on Saturday morning in Portland Roads; *al1 handR safe. iHer sails and rigging are shivered to pieces. Seventeen men, belonging to the Colville, Wilson, wrecl&ed in the West Bay, have been picked up, and buried at Portland. One of them, Henry Gosling a passesiger had the singular presence of mnind to cut off a piece of liis shirt, and having written upon it his name and address (Uondonh, anu that the Captain's v;ife lived at No. 3, Mount-street, Wihiteclapel, the poor fellow tied tire piece of linen round his neck. A part of the wreck has been saved-namely, 8 caskts of rora, I task of wine, and 15 bales of cotton. Tire hull of.as Swedish vessel, the W'estmorlrtnd, E. 1\1. Junker, last from L-ondon, bound to Gibraltar, was towed into Weymouth harbour, on Fridav evening, by three fishing citters. The bravery and skilful seamaniihip of the captain and crew durinig the storn astonished every beholder. At 10 o'clock on Tuesday, the captain pu4 out his anchors, and finding them come home, he cut away the masts, and drove wtthin 40 yards of the rocks in ChisweU Cove, Portland where she brought up all bandsi were saved. At 12 o'clock on Wednesfiray, some Portland men went off to the assist. ance of the vessel and brought ashore two of the crew; but the captain expressed Lis determination not to leave the ship while she hMngtogetlier. The number of bodies alrcady picked up in the island of Portlans amounts to 26. A meeting was yesterday held in Portland, his Excelency Governor Penn in the chair, to take into consideration the distressed state of the island; when it appeared. that the loss of the different sufiSerers amounted to 15,OU1. T'he fishermen have lost all their boats and nets and they had notlhing to eat until provisions were sent them from ireymouth. NVe cannot describe the distress which prevails there. The tremendous sea which towered above the Pebble Beach, swept away at Chisweli nearly eighty houses, and between 20 and 30 persons were drowned. So distressing a narrative cannot fail to excite the nmost powerfal feelings in the hearts of the benevolent. A subscription in aid of the sufferers is opened at the Weyrnouth Post-office where the smallest assistance will be thalkfully received, and the Benevolent Society at Weymouth are using all possible means to alleviate the distress at Portland and at Fleet. At the latter place the church and nearly the whrle paXrish Is swept aw:ay. Tho followinlg notice was put up yesterday at the New England Coffee-house:-" Liverpool, Sov. 28.-Arrived this even. ing the packet-ship Leeds, Stoddart, trom Ncw York, witb 14 %bin passengers. The Ncw York, Msaxwell, antd Diam/ond, Mtacy, were at New/ Ycrk." The Middlesex Sessions commenced yesterday morning, at the Sessions House, Clerkenwellbgreen, before Francis Const; Esq., Chairman, and a full bench of magistrates. lAdvertisement1-51R. WILLIASeS'S VIEWS IN GRBECEZ.- Tho third number of this beautiful and highly-finished work is just published by Hurst, Robinson, and Co.,00, Cheapside; and S, Pall- mall. Prints, 12s.; proofs, 4to, on India paper, 21s,; and p:oofs before the engraved description, 31s. 6d.