The East India Company's ...
The Times, 1824-02-05T00:00:00

Th- East id(lia Company's ship Scalelby Castle was at Bombay on the -th of August and was to sail for China on the fol- lowing morning. Yesierday a Court of Directors was hell at the Esst India-house, when Robert Fullerton, Esq., was appointed Governor of Prince of %irales Island. The following Commanders took leave of the (Cou1rt, previous to departing for their respective destinations, -iz.-Captain Peter Cameron, of the Earl of Balcarras; and -aptain John Arnan Tween, Sir David Scott. for Beneal and China. Captain Marquis was sworn into the command of the ship Rose, consigned to Madriss and Benrli. At a Court of the Governors of Cbrist's HosDital, lheld yesterday, Thomnas Poynder, jun., Esq.. of lcinota:ue'-place, was unanimously elected Treasurer, on the resignation of the late vene- rable and -eipected Treas-urer, James Palmer, Esq. A cori esp.ndent of the Belfa.-t News Letter states, that a body of ribandmen, aboat 50) in nisumber, commenced a dreadful riot at a fair in a village called Dawriestown (aleia Beragf;), county of Tyrone, on the 16th nit. A party of yeomanry was sent for to disperse the rioters, when, unfortunately, a young man, named Adam rnivth. a Protestant, -was klled. The ribandrmen fled in all directions. IRISit \feyES -ND COULIERIPS.-TVe see in the Dublin papers the announcement of a rneeting of the nobility, gentry, mer- chants, and traders, desirous to ascertair. the practicability of work- ing -with advantage any of the moines or collieries of Irelanjd. and of forming a joint stock company for the purpose. There is, we be- iseve, much field for enterprise in a speculation of this nature, and we understand, well.grounded bopes for success.-Cork C'hronicle. A 'T-: t?FED BUS'rT ARY.-AbOUt lhalf-past two o'clock on 6unday morning last, the servant nman of John Marshall, Esq.. of Ardwick, was alarmied by hearing some voices close to vhere be slept, which is tn a roonn over the waslh-house, in the vard, about thirty yards from the dwelling-house. He was fiTst awa3kened from sleep. by hearing soDme one lifting the latch of the door, and a low voice saying "1\osw," supposet. to be spoken by a nman to his corm- panions as being ready to act. The man immediately rose frorn his bed, and with as litie noise as possible put on some clothes and came down into the yard, and proceeded towards thie dwelling-house to alarm the inmates; wlien lie had got about half way across the yard, he heard a noise-a kind of signal given by a man from the oppohite side ot the yard ; when he sawv a man running into the gar- den; he at first thought of fbllowing him, but subsequently con- sidered it nmost prudent to make towards the house to sce if all were safe. On going forward, a second noan rushed fioum the steps of -he back-door, where he hadl been conicealed by a porcb * this man fired at the servant, and then camre into thegarden througlh the same door thle othcr had gone. The fire astouided the servant for a ntoment, which enabled the villain to get away.On recoverinig from his surprise, be saw a third man sranding lpon the samesteps: this fellow also fired at the servant, and weounded him sliMhUy in the arm -nbut he, having a poker vith hinm, vhich he had brought frorm his P'ed-rooin, strucek the villain o0i the face or neck, anid must hate severely wounded him, as marks of blood were foiund die next nmorning on the door by which they had escaped. However, the fellow tu-mmed round, and strtck the servant so violent a blow as knocked him down, which gave thle other sufficient time to follow his companions into the gar- den. lmmedtntcly after which the serva;tt sprung a rick which brought four ivate hnen to the back part of the prenmises. by tl1is time tile fanmily had bpeen alarme,d by the sound of' fire-arms. Mlr. XMarshall. jun., came down stairs, and on inaking his way to the kitchen, found the villains had cut a hm.ie in the panel of the kitch.. en-door, anel had commenced another, so that in a few minutes they would have had sufficient roon for a man's body to ente3, if not thtis fortunately disturbed. Air. afarshaH, recognizing the ser- vant's voice, canie into the yard, and the servant then got thie key of the back door, and let the ivatchinen ill. They isrmieaiatdy. earch eti the yard and -ardens, but the thieves had escaped by cilnibing oup the garden-dmoor, aiid leaping over the wall at the frott. of thc house, whilst the w. atchmen were at the back part waiting to get iln. One of the gang left a pistol in the yard, and a rope on the back steps, with which it is supposed thiey had let themnselves over the %Mal. l- luhel credlit is due t, the servant-man for the courage lie evinced ; and no doubt much valuable property, and probablv the lives of souse of the f.tnnily, have been saved by hs timely disturb- ing the depremlators.-Alunoheier Mfercary. On l'sicsday, thee dock-yartl of AIessrs. Wigiams and Green, at Blackwall was crowded to witness the launch ofa very fine sbi1, for the Itidia trade of 600 tons burden. The day7 was rar- ticularly favourable, and the scene altogether interesting. the decks of the several ships and steam-vessels in their extensive docks afrorded excelleict accoolimodatian to the vast assemblage, and those, ast well the emnctricee, ivere literally covered. Ar balt, ert dtlhrs she ,n o moe; ad 500 maestcally gilded into