DOVER, June 15.-The Count...
The Times, 1824-06-17T00:00:00

Dovgmt, June 13.-.The Countess Lieven has been taken ssriously ill since her arrival here, at Wright's Ship Hotel. Her de- parture for the Continent with her son the Count Paul, is conse. quently deferred; and it is saitd to be ier Excellency's intention to return by easy stages to London. Arrived the Sovcreign steam. packet, Captain Haywvard, from Calais, with his Excellency the Prince and Princess Polignac and suite, who (after dining at WYright's Hotel) set off for town. A few weeks since, as a family of some distinction were entering their carriage on leaving a fashionable watering-place, their departure was suddenly prevented by the appearance of two customn, house ofricers, who insisted on searching the vehicle for contraband goods. In rain did both ladies and gentlemen declare, as well they might, that they knew of no such things. The relentless guardiann of nome irianufdcture were, however, not to be gainsaid; and the whole party having alighted, no time was lost in masking the neces. sary search, when in the front boot was discovered a keg of foreign brandy, the joint adventure. as it turned out, of the footman and groom, who, having afterwards fallen out, the one informed against thcother. Theresult was, that the horses. carriapes, and contents became forfeited; and it was not till the owner had entered into the necessary security to abide the event, that the party were allowed to proceed on their Journey.-Eveningpaper. A LUSTY CODrsTsST.-WYednestiay last a respectable Nor- folk farmer, who weighs 1gst. 8lb., for a very considerable bet, ran a,gentleman of Norwich, who weiglhs 18st., 100 yards, in Chapel. fied. The ground was marked out, and persons were appointed to see that all was fair. For the first 30 or 40 yards the Norwich gen. tleman had decidedly the advantage, but the Norfolk farmer, who was very active, held back till within the last 10 or 15 vards, and then made a grand effort and passed his competitor withWgreat ease. We understand the Norwich gentleman still thinks himself thebest man, and has given the Norfolk farny a challenge, and that they are to run again in about a fortnight: bets are equaL The parties ran the IO(J yards in lems than half a minute, and botl gentlemen ran well; but we are informed that the Norfolk farmer is one oft he most active men of his weight in the county. An inquisition was yesterday taken before Mr. Shelton, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of Charles Scollett, a clhild B years old, It appeared the child resided with a relation of thename of Smith, a booksellir in St. John-street, who had left him for a few minutes on lIond4y morning while he went up stairs, during which time the boy got playing with the fire, and was amus- ing himself with hlihting matches and Pieces of paper, by which un- fortunately he set ire to his dress. His screams brought Mr. Smith and others to his assistance, and the child was thrown uponi the ground, and the flames extinguished by roUing him up in a carpet, after which he was conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where he died the same day. Verdict-" Accidental Death." AccIDENT.-On Sundlay afternoon, between four aud five o'clock, Richard Smith, servant to I Miss Brooks, of Svdenham, was sent to Mfr. Doo, a boat-builder, for a boat. to take his mistress an airing on the water, when on his return with the boat, he was pullingit towards the steps leading frontm Ziss Brooks's garden to the canal, he fell overboard. and notwitlstanding immediate assist. ance was rendered, he was drowned. The body has since been found anti taken to the Grayhound public-bouse at Sydenham for a Coro- ner's inquest. Itis remarkable that the servant whom the deceased succeeded (HEIenry Large) was one of the two persons who were un- fortunately burnt to death while confined in the cage at Lewisham some time ago. Erratum -In our parliamentary report of yesterday, at the concluding part of Mlr- Canning's speech, an error of some im- portance has occurred, in consequence of the difficultv experienced, amidst the noise that prevailed in the house, in catching correctly what actually fell from the Right Hon. Gentlemen. Alr. Canning is made to speak of a congress aseboato assemble, but we understand ththis expression was merely, that Hlis Maiesty's Government hag refsed a second time to take part in any congress on te afairs of South America, without leading to the iiRference that sucl congress wlould meet at all eventi,