WINDSOR, April 23.-This b...
The Times, 1824-04-24T00:00:00

WiINDSoR, April 23.-This being St. George's Day, the day a ppointed for the celebration of Hi6 Majesty's birth- day, the morning was ushered in witlh ringing of bells, and other demonstrations of rejoicing took place in the course of the day.. At one o'clock, a double royal salute was dis- charged by tbe military. A grand dinner and other enter- tainments are to take place in the Town-hall, in honour of the day. The weathier bei'ng very stormy,the King lias not left his Castle. Yesterday, being the celebration of the King's birth-day, was kept as a holyday at the Bank and Stock Exchange. Business was transacted both in the English and Foreign funds on the Royal Exchange, where a number of brokers andjobbers were collected during the greater part of the day. The bargains in Consols for the Account varied from 96toi,, and the latter was the coucluding price. In Co- lembian Scrip, a depressiomz took place to 33, and it left off at 4.premium. All the other securities maintained the prices of Thursday. The Dublin Star states, that the report is not true that the Corporation of Dublin had petitioned for the removal of the 10th Hussars froml tlint city. The Corporation, it is said, though disgusted with the conduct of the ladls who compose the offensive part of that regiment, had not cour- age to remonstrate against it. Perhaps they thought such childish nonsense beneath their notice. The Unity arrived at Falmonth on Wednesday in 41 days from Cette. On her passge she was hailed by an Algerine brig of ar mounting 14 guns,which attempted to board her, but owing to a heavy sea she could not. The East India Company's ship SKellie Castle arrived offthe Wightyesterday. She leftChina the 26th of December, and St. Helena the 5th of March. The Repulse, which was des- patched from China on the 18th of December, arrived at St. Helena on the 5th of March. The Thona G nrenule, in company with the Princess Charlotte of Wates, arrived off Be:ehy Hlead yesterday. The Thomas Grenviille sailed from Bengal on the 22d of December. from Aladras the 2d of Januarv, and from St. Helena the 5th of Mfarch. The Florentia, frorn Bengal, arrived at St. Helena the 3d of Mtarch. The sclhooner Lord Wellington, Geer; sloop Jane, John- son; schooner Catherine, Talbot; and scbooner Swift, Pearson, were wreck-ed at Terceira during a violent gale, on the night of the 30th ult.; the crews saved, except one man belonging to the Lord Wellington. The t'ollowing is a copy of a letter from the Captain- General, offering his friendly assistance on the occasion " TO HILLIARD ALTON, ESQ., HIS BRITANNIC MrAJESTY'S VICE-CONSUL, AND AGENT TO LLOYD'S, TERCEIRA. "Sir,-This moment (7 o'clock), I am informed of the disasters which have occurred to four English vessels, as also of your having caUed upon ine at day-light, and that my servants objected to wake me. I have been much afflicted at their conduct. To the Harbour .Master I have given orders to render every possible assistance to save the remains of the vessels. To the Custom-house, I have also given orders to allow the effects that mav be saved to be placed in their warebouses. You may send me word what more You may wish me to do for the beneft of your countrymen and our good friends. Mly person, mv money, my servants, are all ready, for my duty and mY affection to theEnglisli nation, and for the riendship with wlhich I remain, Sir, your constant and obliged servant, (Signed) "Baron DA VILLA DA PRAIA, Capt.-Gen." The ships destined to proceed on another voyage of Po- lar discovery, namely, the 'ury, the Hecla, and the Griper, now lying off Depiford, excite some curiositv. Durirg each day this week, the vessels have been virsited by se'veral persons; and admis- sion on board has not been refused to any persons of respectable de- meanour. It has, it appears, been at length determined by the Middlesex magistrates to erect a separate pnson for the reception, of temales only, the total cost of which wiU not, it is supposed, be much less than 40,0001., besides the permanent annual expense for keepers, matrons, &c. The widow of a public functionary of this city lost a favourite dog whicb died some weeks ago. She wished to have it in- terred in the tomb of her husband, and accordingly offered the hurchwardens 2,0t00 crowns for permission to do so. A demand so estraordihary was of course refused. She then obtained, at a con- siderable expense, leave to bury her defunct friend in the garden of her neighbours. Before thefuneral ceremonies were performed, she had him laid out in a mahogany coffin, he head crowned with myr- tle, and covered vith a robe of' satin decorated with lace, to the ad. miration of the curious, to whom, as they approached, she caused cake and wine te be distributed. This strange occurrence collected such ctowds of peorle, and the tumult became so great, that the in- tervention of the police became necessary, who were obliged to have recourse to arms before they cotld restore quiet and peace. It is worthypf remark, that this said widow,whose conduct in every other respect is perfectly conformable to the rules of sound reason, still visits regularly the tomb of her husband, and has not permitted a handkerchief, which is attached to the coffin, to be washed, being that with which she used to wipe away theperspiration from the fire- head of her husband during his last illness, and which she still uses in wiping away the tears which she sheds for him, though he has been dead a long tinie.-Berlin paper. LAN'CASTER ELECTIoN.-IFrom the Blackbu rn ,Mail.] -On Wednesday morning came on the election of' a representative for this ancient borouglh, occasioned by the decease of General Dove- toli, when Thomas Greene. Esq., of Slyne and of WVhittington Hall, was proposed and seconded, in neat and appropriste speeches, by Charles Gibson. Esq., of Qaernmore-park. and Richard Atkin- son, Esq., of Stodday-lodge. No other candidate being proposed, Milr. Greene was unanimously elected. Alr. Greene, in returning thanks, rose under feelings of considerable agitation, and addressed the assemblage. He said he had a sincere attachment to the King and Constitution, and approved of the conduct and measures of .Ministers ; but he was not devoted to party, and would always vote conscientiously, even if he should differ with them. Ile was happy that he could offer his past conduct for the future. His utmost am- bition was to represent the borough of I,ancaster, to which he had been from his infancy most fondly attached. His conduct, he said, from the earliest time of his life, both public and private, had been before them, and he therefore considered it unnecessary to speak of himself. If any thing could possibly be an additional stimulus to his exertions to promote the prosperity of the borough an'd the wishes of its inhabitants, it would be the very gratifying manner in which the)y had so kindly lected him. At a quarter past 12 o'clock he was chaired and borne in triumph through the town, amidst the plaudits of an immense crowd. A large dinner, provided at Ilr. Greene's expense, most copiously supplied with every rarity, was afterwards partaken of. ATTACK ON A DUBLI:S MAII.-COAcH.--Yesterday morning (Alonday, 19th inst.) much surprise, anxiety, and appre- hension were excited in this city, by the coach from Dublin, via Cashel, not arriving for several hours after the regular time. On inquiry, we learned the following particulars of the extraordinary and alarming cause of its delay. At about ten o'clock on Sunday night, as the coach approached the turnpike, within two or three miles of Cashel, the gate was closed, and im- mediately on the coach coming up, three shots were fired at once; the fire was returned by the guard, and the assailants renewed the attack withsuch efectasto ki one-of thehorses, and to wound the guard and coachman; the latter very severely. As it was then im- possible to force the gate, and get the coach through with sufficient speed, escape became hopeless ; and the guard was compelled to sur- render the object for which this daring and sanguinary attack had been made. But this object was not thle property of the passengers, nor even the contents of the mail bags-no, tlose high-minded and magnanimous insurgents despised al sueh " filthy lucre," their sole and exclusive object being-the arms of the guari ! WVe regret to add that the coachman is thought to be in considera".le danger. His wounds bled very profusely; for ti:e coach vesterday was stained in many places with his blood. It likewise bore several marks of the bullets by which it was struck. None of the passengers received any injnry.-Cork Advcrtiser. Considerable delay took place in the arrival at Boston of the mail-coach on Sunday last, (the 18th instant), in consequence of serious accidents: on Saturday night the guard, in the act of putting on his greatcoat, was thrown out of his dicky. by a sudden jerk of the coach, and he was notmissed until the coach had proceededabout six miles. When the mail arrived at Cambridge, an additional dis- aster occurred. The borse-keeper, by mistake, put the wrong cap- halters on the fore horses; and in the act of changing them, tbe herse which was without one immediatelY started off. The horse- keeper, in endeavouring to restrain the horses, was knocked down, and the coach passing over his legs, fractured them bothi. The coach was then drawn a considerable distance, without coachman, guanl, or passengers, and was ultimately overthrown. The bags with letters, &c., from London, consequently did not arrive in Bos- ton (forwarded by a post-claise) till about 20 minutes past two, instead of twelve o'clock. The coach arrived at half-past five.- Stamnford Mlercury. On Tuesday night, the 20th instant, a highway robbery, attended with dreadful violence, was committed near Falkingham. Air. Lockwood, the elder, of Spanby, had been at a public-house at Osbournby, to receive money for corn sold, and abisut eight o'clock was returning home, when be was overtaken by a man, who suddenly forced from his hand the stick with which Air. Lockwood was waLking, and, knocking him down with it, beat him most dreadfully, particularly about thie head, which he reduced to almost a jelly. The ruffian then rifled the pockets of his victim. and left him insensible. Air. Lockwood was found in the course of the night, and was alive and coUected on WVednesday, when his depo- sition was taken by the Rev. Wm. Waters, a magistrate. Frous the descrption given of the off'ender, he was apprehended the same night, and was conveyed to Falkingham gaol. His name is Searson: lie was formerly a farmer in the neighbourhood, but being reduced in circamstances, has latelg been rather loosely engaged, and he was in the public-house at Osbournby when M.1r. Lockwood re- calved the payment of 5(11. The moncy was in bank-notes, rolled up insa slight pocket-book and it is remarkable, that the book was found opa Wednesday,vwith the Isee* part of the valuable contents, the robber, it is supnosed, having thown it away before he bad thoroughly exaninedl it.-.'tamferd Mcrcs'ry,