Yesterday afternoon, abou...
The Times, 1824-05-27T00:00:00

Yesterday afternoon, about a quarter before three o'clock, the King left his Palace in Pall-mall, in his travelling car. riage and four, for lVindsor. New York papers to the 26th ult. inclusive, were re- ceived yesterday. being two days later than the previous accounts. By the Ardeni schooner, arrived at Baltimore on the 229d, in 22 days from Porto Bello, information had beeR received that a Colombian squadron of six sail had arrived at Porto Bello on the 26th of March, from Mara- caibo and Carthagena, and landed 1,500 troops, who crossed over to Panama. A letter received at Porto Bello, dated the 26th of March, stated that a vessel had arrived on the opposite coast from Callao, bringing infonnation that the Royal Spanish army had made proposals to Bolivar to capi- tulate, on condition of being sent to Panama to cross to the Atlantic. Letters from Laguayra of the 16th of M'Iarch mention the arrival there of a French sloop of war, in six days from Martinique, having on board a French consul, to reside in Laguayra. BERLIN), M1ay 18.-On the 14th, the physicians of this city celebrated, as they have done for these 14 years past, Dr. Jenner's grand discovery of vaccination. From the lists sent to the Society from all parts of the kingdom, it appears that the number of individuals vaccinatedl last year was 330,905. The number wvould probably lave been 360,000, if the lists had been complete. His Serene Highness Prince Lowenstein, and his Excel- lency 1llons. Falek, the new Ambassador from the Netherlands to Great Britain, with his Lady and suite, arrived on Tuesday at Do- ver, in the Britannia steam-packet, from Calais. Yesterday the despatches were closed at the East India house, and delivered to the Pursers of the following ships-viz. Marchioymes of Elyt, Captain Charles Edward lMangles, and Rose, Captain Thomas Marquis, for Afadras and Bengal. In draining a marsh near Freyenwald, the prow of a ship in a state of petrifaction, was found. The learned antiquary Conn. cillor Ehrentrick conceives it to be Phenician.-heanberglhpaper. The remains of the late Dr. Strahaii, the iriend and exe- cutor of Dr. S. Johnson, were interred on M1onday in lslington church, of which parish he had been vicar 50 years, The inhabij tants, to testify their respect, shut up their houses, and assembled in greater numbers than were ever witnessed in that parisht. Amongst the numerous carriages which followed were those of the Lord Chan- cellor, and many other persons of distiaiction. PORTEUSIAN BiBLE SOCIETY.--The novel circumstances of this Society circulating their Bibles with a Sencral index of cQn- tents, and witlh the more instructive and devotional chapters marked for the help of young and inexperienced readers, drew a numerous audience to their first general mceting, which was held on Tuestlav, attheFreemasons' Tavern. Thesubject wasrecently adverted to 'i the House of Lords, where the adoption of a similar plan was strongly recommended for the use of the Irtsh peasantry. The chair was taken by Major Moody, Royal Engineers, who in the course of the day enumerated va:ious anecdotestending to show the utility of the Porteusian Bible. andparticilarly the satisfaction whith was manifested atNew York, when, as soon as it was examined and ap- proved, a meeting of the inhabitants was immediately convencrl,with a view to the formation of a Societv unon a qimil-r nl1-a, About twelve o'clock on Tuesday night, a fire was disco- vered in one of the rooms of Lord Carysfort's house, in Lower Berkelcy-street,anid corner of Port.nann-square. Inafe*moments after tho discovery the flames considerably increased, and seriou:. apprehensions were entertained for the whole niansion ; but by the prompt exertions of his Lordship's domestics, with some neighbours and watchmen, the destructive elemient wac co-nfiRed to the apact- ment where it made its appearance. The whole of the fumriture, with some paintings, and other valuables which were in the room, were destroyed. Au inquest vas hel(I last week at Lichfieid, on the body of William Proffitt, aged 14. Being at work at Alessrs. Leach and Corbett's mill, he became entangled in a strap connected with the machinery; he was dashed with great violence against the ceiling several times, and before le could be liberated was mutilated in a dreadful manne. He died almostinst3ntaneously. Verdict-" Ac- cidentcl Death, with a deodand of five shillings on the machine."