The Duke of Sussex, being...
The Times, 1824-05-08T00:00:00

The Duke of Sussex, being completely recovered from his late accident, left bis rcsidence at Kensington Yesterday for the first time. The French Ambassador transacted business with Ir. Canning yesterday, at the Foreign-affice. Yesterday afternoon at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council assemnbled at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, which was attended by all the Cabinet Ministers. The Cabinet broke up a little before four o'clock. The contract for the Brazil Loan was not concluded yes- terday, as expected. The Commissioners have refused all the proposals made to them. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY and MLr. BATTIER.- In consequence of certain expressions used by MIr. Battier in his late correspondence relating to the treatment he had received at the bands of the Colonel and oficers of the 10th Hussars, a.meeting, we understand, took place yesterday in the neighbourhood of Chelsea, between that gentleman and the dIarquis ot Londonderry, which, owever, was unattended with any senous consequences on either side. His Lordship fired without effect, and Mr. Battier's pistol missed fire: upon whicb the seconds interfered, and the affair terminated. A Bermuda Gazette of the 27th of March was received yesterday, which contains a series of proceedings by the House of Assembly expressive of the indignation of that branch of the Legis- latureat the conduct ofSir Wm. Lumley, and at his beingagain sent back to the government of the island, in consequence ot which Sir Wim. Lumley had prorogued the house. We shall advert more at lengtb hereafter to trese proceedings. General San Mlartin remains at Havre, waiting for pass- ports for England. It is stated in a letter froun Port-au-Prince, dated March 8, that the King of France has offered to abandon all claim to the sovereignty of St. Domingo, on condition of receiving a sum of money and some commercial privileges. C EcsTsa tr-n Saturdlay afternoon, May the 1st, after a short illness, departed this life at the patriarchal asze of 90, John, Lord Bishop of Chichester. iis Lordship was the son of Richard Buckner, Esq., who in his time was twice manager of this city, and for many years steward to the Dukes of Richmond. To the noblepatronage of Charles, the third Duke, it was that his Lord t and is brother, the late Admiral Charles Buckner principally i'ved their advancemnent in life. His Lordship succeeded the late Sir W. Asbburnham, 1art., in the pastoral chair of this see, which he had filled to the unparalleled term, arnongst our list ot prelates,of 43 years, he dying in 1798, aged 87. Bisbop Buckner preserved his faculties to a most extraordinary degree unimpaired apparently by the effects of age, till nearly the last; and during the past summer l1e performed the cerernony of confirmation throughout his diocess. As a gentleman, bis courtesy win long be remembered, and it might be copied with no ill effect hy some less exalted in ecclesiastical dig- nities, the salaam of the meanest person being never made to him unacknowledged; bigotry formed no part of his composition, yet, though liberal in principle, he never lost sight of the dignity of the church of which he was one of the pil axs. To his tradesmen and those iD employ under him he was a prompt :aymaster; and to ob- jects of real distress generous without ostentation; in short, the see of Chichesier can hsve no just canse f'or complalant if his successor but equal him.-Brigkiton Gezecgt. GR T WYAGES 'aos OXF'ORtD, rTO WHITEHALL.-This grandl rowing match, which has been the entire conversation among the admirers ofaqtuatlcsport for some time past, is expected to be contended'for on Tuesday next. The wager is fbr 1,000 gtineas, the candidates to proceed from. Oxford and arrive at Whitehall. t tairs, Westminster-bridge, in the sf1ace of 16 hours from the start. jlg.place. For the pertormance o this arduous task, a beautiful mew six-oared cutter, measuring 40 feet in length, has been built for the express purpose, which left the river yesterday for Oxford, to be in readiness, where every other preparation is making for the contest. The candidates w/ho> contend this wager arc young sentaemen of rank and property. The proposed time for 8tarting iS said to be three o'clock in the morning, in order to reach WEhitehall before dusk. The OddS are consitdered sevea to four against the performnance, the dirtancc being abou 118 miles,