WINDSOR, July 30.-Yesterd...
The Times, 1824-07-31T00:00:00

WINDSOR, July 30.-Yesterday His Majesty, attended by his suite, rode out in his phaeton in the delightful and improved rides, where a number of trees have been felled in different parts to increase the prospects. The Kinig re- turned to the Lodge to (linier, where His Majesty had a select party, and in consequcnce the King hadt the band of the 2d Regiment of Life Guards ftom the Cavalry Bar- racks in this town, to attend during the evening at the Royal Lodge, to perform. The trumpeters appeared in their splendid new uniforms: their performance highly de- lighted the Royal party. Among the compiany, besides those of the Iloyal suite, are the Prince and Princess Es- terhazy, Count and Countess Lieven, Earl and Countess Cowper. This morning His Majesty rode out in Windsor Great Park, as is in general the King's practice. -A great nuimber of men, in fact as many as can work in the dif- ferent branches of trade, are employed, to forward the alterations and improvements in the Castle, which are pro- ceeding with the greatest exertion and despatch possible. The Earl of Liverpool came to town yesterday morn- ing from his seat at Coombe-wood, Surrev, and after transacting business at the Treasury, returned to Qoombe- wood to dinner. Yesterday Mr. Secretarv Canning received despatches from the Hague. We noticed in our paper of Thurstay, a sale of wool from New South Wales, which took place on the 23d inst. We find that the highest price obtained on that occasion was 3s. 7d. per lb. in the fleece; but that at a sale of wool from the same colony, on the 21st inst., the lilghest price was 7s. Gd. per lb. in the fleece. Compared with the pre sent value of assorted Spanish and German wool, tnese prices afford a gratifying prospect to those who are engaged in extending and improving the Mcrino flecks in New South Wales. A violent sensation was excited amongst the merebants at the hour of high change yesterdlay, by the appearance of a ruffian shabbily dressed, andl apparently in ihe rank of a mechanic, who rushed Into the cntrance, from Cornhill, with a pistol in Iiis hand, which he hastily presen ted at a gentleman, whose name we understand is Archer: his de- sign was apparently to destroy him, as he levelled the pistol at his breast, and instantly pulled the trigger. Providen- tially the pistol hung fire, or theinstant destruction of iMr. Archer must have taken place: the assassin was almost immediately after securedl, his arms pinioned, and.put hito the charge of one of the attendant officers of the Exchange. 'rhe pistul, on examination, proved to be loaded.. To the many inquiries made of MIr. Archer, respecting his kuow- ledge of the monster, or his motives for this nefarious at- tempt, he merely replied that he was utterly unknown to him-that he could not conceive that aniy thing short of lunacy could impel him to sueli a dreadful' act. He was conveyed to the fansion-house, to await the Lord AMayor's ditections. A considerable number of the most distinguish- ed merchants crowded to the Mansion-house, to elicit the cause of this ferocious outrage. On Tuesday the remains of the Baron de Montesquieu, of Bridge.hilhouse4 were deposited in. a vault in Bridge church. The Baron was an hereditary Aarshal, of France, of an ancient family of Guienne, and descene,t of the illustrious. lontesquieu. Napo leon ,estored his paternal eatutes, which had been confiscated dring the French revelation, from a tegard to the memory of his Anscutor-Kenlt IHeralN.