Advices from Bombay to th...
The Times, 1824-07-31T00:00:00

Advices-froraBO biy.ti ihe22 of-March were received' yesterday. 'Theiy'staie tnat Commnodore Grant, int the Ljflke fr'Iigate, with jvr6 sihIps of war, Was to sail from Bombay in the earlt part of April for the Coromandlel coast, to assis't ill the operationis againgt the Burmese. The Asia, rne*~ 74t, Iaiunched at Bombay, was to sail for England in -about ten days. His Majest-y's steamri-essel. the Comet arrived up the river on the ~25th,.froimnn astronomica Voyage to Ifeligolandt and the Nase of Norway, with. Dr. Tiarls and SiE!l. Davy'on board. At Heligoland, Dr, Fiarks made his arrangements, with Professor Schumaker, Who is to superintend the astronomical Observations making there to connect the Danish mneasurements of an arc of the rmeridian wyith the operations partly effected in this country for the sanme purpose, and. which are to be comnpleted by Dr. Tiarks, whio proceeds to Leith in the Comzet, as soon as she has a fresh supply of Qbals. Sir 11. Dsvy accompanied Dr. Tiarlcs on his late voyage, to aseertain the action of satt water upon the copper on the shiio's bottohir, and at whlat part to fix a protector, which he has inventedI to counteract the dlecaY Of the copper. On 'Vednesdlay last the Prince and' Princess Polignac gare a grand dinner to Mr. and Mrs. Canning and the foreign Ain- bassadors and Ministers. In the evening there was a concert, in.i 'which Mladame Pasta andi other welL-known performers gratifiedl the comnpany withi their vocal talents. Most of the distinguished per- sonsi remaining in town attendecl the party. GENERAL ELECytON.m...COUw.TY OF NVATERFORD).--A~ Dublin paper says-', We are gratified to hear that there is a pros- pect of this county being contested at the next electioni, and that the Beresford Family 'will not be enabled, as heretofore, to ,'tnzinate one of its members." A reow t occurrence in high life has, we ar e informed, prevented the successful candidate in the contest for the lepresen- tation of this county, in 1818, from carrying his original intention into effct. In sihort we eod io believe that it:nmay neow be iaken for granted, thatat t e e~neral election Wilts will remain un- contested, as far asM o ing Wellesiev is concerned.-.Dcoizcs Gazette. EBarl Grosvenor arrivedI at Eaton on Satuirday eveninig last; londay wastherefore fixed for the ceremony of laying the first stonecof the new bridge over thelPee,at Aldford. A little before 12 o'clock, Earl Grosvenorarrivedi at the site of the bridge, accompaniied by a numnber of respectable inhabitants from the neighbouirhood. Every thingbeing prepared, thenoble Earl descentled to thle rocky site of the foundation, a depth of about 28 feet, and forming a square of nearly 30 feet. The stone was then lowered to its situation, and hiis Lordship went throu~h thte usual ceremony by striking it with a mallet, &r., amnidst tne loud and repeated cheers of those assenmbled. It is supposed the bridge will be completed in about ayer Th contract for the erection 6f the work is, we undlerstanid, abui,0l and when finished will 'form a striking feature among the miany beauties, natural and artificial, which) adorn the raagmificeint demecsne of Eaton. At the Cheltenhamn races, the chevaliers d'iudwistrie (whe- ther natives or Londoners) wvere in tolerable full attenidance, and succeeded, in defiance of the "1world's law," ini despoiling divers personages of sundry valuables. The most memorable, or ratlier that most talked Of amongst these performances, is the robberycm mnitted on Amrs Yates, late Miss Brunton. Mlr. Yates too hi Young wife in a learouche to see the races. Some conutrpentoo an uncommon interest in their comforts, and one of them told thle young couple aboutt a celebrated rider, named Bag, and as he was announced as a distinguishied performer, thiey were naturally anxious to behold hilm. Ile was arriving-the scene became more ani- mated-expectation was on tip-toe-for Bag! Thle lady quitted her seat to have a better view ;and in order to be wholly tlisen- gaged and unentbarrassed, she relieved herself from her retiezde,whicbl shie pat under thle seat. One ef the "1 countrymen" was very tired, and begged to be accommodated behiind the carriage ;and this was acquiesced in, and besides, fromn his elevated station', lie could give earlY niote of " Bag's" approach). He didl so; he was on the "1loolc- out ;" and at last exclaiuied, "1 Now, Bag!1" andI " Now, bag!I" echoed the countrymien. The great rider was scrutinizingly watch.- ed-but, lo ! wlien the sight hiad passed, thie fair ladly went for her reticule.-it was gone, as were thec counitrymen. The warning that thie robbery mnight be safely committed was, "1 Now bag !" anid sure enoughi thiey then bagged Amrs Yates's reticule. In it were a 51. note, some sovereigns, her gold watch, chain, seals, &c. Mlr. Yates's; portrait, handsomely mounited in gold, was not in the " bag," as some persons have statedt. It may be needless to add, that nieithier Mlr. nor Mrs. Yates have since hiear'd any thing of thieir "1Counitry cousins." IRISH SocsrETY.-It iS well known that in the reign of James I. large grants of Crown laiud were made to the city of Lion- don intheproinc ofUlser,on onition of their colonizing, or planingit,as he oodold nglsh ordwas Tomanage thiis, a sociey, cmmony caled The rishSocity,"is apipointed by theCorortio ofLodon bu te pope ttleofwhich is " The Honorabe Sciet oftheGovrnorandAssstats of London of thenw Prvine ofUlstr." Thissocityhaa hitherto held its mreetigs, and transacted its busines interoms on the left Front of Guihh;btthose being now watdfor the new library of the Corprto,adthe Society's own archiives having greatly accumu- lated tbcm necessary to look for a convenient spot contigirous to uialdal, but where the Society could congregate, and also pre- serv t records. For this purpose the piece of ground left vacant by, the new improvemients, in Guildhall-yard, at tile corner of New- street, has been selected, and a handsome building is in the course of election, which will give a finish to the new iniprovements in that quarter. Yesterday being aippointed for the laying of the foundation stone of the new building, J. T. Tborp, Esq., Alderman, the Go- ver-nor of the Irish Society, Sir C. S. Hunter, Aldermen Wood and Lucas, the Sheriffo, and a aumber of the Assistants, assembled to perform the ceremony, which was done in the usual mnannier. The nmallet applied to adjust the position of the stone was an object of' the greatest curiosity to all present. It was no other than the identi- cal mallet used int haying the first stone of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul'-; and presented' by its great architect, Sir C. Wren, to the Alasonic L~odge of Antiquity, of which he was a member. It was allowed to be usedl on this occasion by permission of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. MlR. PHILLIps's Lx(ITUREs.-This gentleman delivered liia first Lecture on Vocal Mlusic at the ArgyliRooms yesterday, be- fore a select auditory; amongst whom were several connoisseurs and scintiic ersns,besdesa nmerusassemblage of fashioniable ladis. Te ojectof he lctuer i, te establishment of' a systeir by wichtheEnglsh ocaist ay cqure the art of hleightening the efrct f hs sngig b cobinng n acurteexpression and true syllbicenuniaton o th wors o thepoery ith the notes of the music; to attain wrhich object.1Mr. Phiipshw thienercssity ot ob. serving rules for thie adaptation of Engls pronuinciation to singing; thus borrowing the principle from the Iaan scbool, but rej'eciing (fo r English singing) their mngthod of singing the sc Ile. In addition to thi, te ectre onaind rle fo pacing the accent in musical phraeolgy; nd or akin brathin each phirase, so as not intefer wih th sese f th potry T I letr,tken alto. Mr. Pilpmae some very just obsevtosnthadnag of Scinii ctiaion in singing and o the mitkn oin that a fine voc s Intef Su Cient to constitute vocal excel- lence. These remarks were illustrated by shiowing that Mr. Incledo n, apparently the most inartificial of all otir Englishi singers, was in- debted to the Italian school for many of his most effeictive embellisis. ments. We cannot but congratulate M1r. Phillips on the very clear' aind pleasing manner in whiceh he explained his rules. ToU LOW, July 20-A most deplorable event hias Spread for these few last daya consternation in our city, anti plunged two familie$ into grief. The Sieurs; Aenoux and Bonvoux, thec first Adjutantin-Chief, and the second Adjutant of the galley-slaves in the arsenal of the Royal Navy. have been stabbed by a galley-slave, who threw himself upon them, like a madman, whilst returning in thie eveniing from his labour. WVe are assured this f'earful attempt is the result of a resolution taken ainong omesaeI odme for life, and whio have sworn the deathof teper,s.on placed over thein for their guardl. The miserable contriver of this aj- sassination went to glut his rage upon others employed ever the' gallies, when he was hji~pily struck by a shot, and two othier wvounds, ;which laid hiim on the ground, but did not kill himi. A'nothier galley- slave was wounded in the mioment of the disordler by a shot in thec hIgh, and died from the consequences of the ampuitation. Thie Sieur Arno.;; expired almost uponi the spot, and the Sieur Bonvaux some hO0-Uri afVerwardq. They are both regrettedI byv all the respectable part oftheli city, and they merit it from the moildiness of their charac- ter. The unfortunate Aruoux distinguishied himself above all by his sentiments of justice anti goodness towards the slaves. We are also assured that the assassin himself has expressed his regret at his having fallen under his blows. The two unfortuntate men whom lie has sacrificed to his rTage each leavesa wife atud three children. A person travelling undler the name of Burke arrived last week at Gresham'sa Hotel, Dublini, as from Cork, anid sent to one of the most weahthyXnoney houses, respectable letters of intro- duction (with hi rc jmp otn to be wvritten by merchiants in Cork, where Mlr. Burke hadia-tely landed froms Barbadoes. He was shortly wvaited upon by one of the juniior pattners, tendering every assistance in their power. Mlr. Burke wias indispiosed, and obligedI to keep hiis room, bitt told his visiter he was going down to Coil, naught in a few days, ant. would want some ready cash, at the samne timie' roducing two draugiltsuipon Lonidon?, one for the-sum of 2,5001., an the othier for 2,001., drawn by a banking-house in Bristol, and reques-ted they might be-converted into cashi.From timenamesoftheper- sonsin Cork, whlowere supposed to have given thelettersof introdluc..I tion, there was nohesitotion in complyiug witl hisrequest, an-dBan'kof Irelaud post hills for thle amount were nimediately procured, and the bills forwarded to LoWoti for acceptance. By return of -post, a letter announced that the house they were drawn on refused present accep- tance for want of advice: this, fromn the suipposed character of AMr. Burke, was not thought of any s5erious cousequetuce ; but what was their astonishment upon the atrrival of the next packet-they got an account that one of the Bristol bankers hall arrivedl in Lonidon, and upgon his being shown thie bills, and requested to give authority for thei accptan li e declared they wvere forgeries, and the house had no kuOwledge Of any person of the namie of 'utke. "1 We are cleaned out" waa.th word, aiind instant preparation was made for followipg fIr. Burke to Galwav, where it was supposed, fronit his ownueelarations, he hlad gone. While the prep4rations were making for tbe prsiuit, the clerk who happened to have been sent to Gresham'8 with the post bills to Burke, was sent upon business to one of tie private banks in town, and while conversing there with one of the clerlcs, he lhappened to peep through the pigeon-hiole of one of th private offices of the partimers, and what was his asto-. nishnient at secing hls friend Burke behind the desk, witlh all the poastbills before ihim; he, in the shortest Way possible, told thie clerk bow -bis house was in-jeopardy with Barke, and requested him to detain himn while hm1 ran down to the police-office for a consta- ble; in a few minutes he returned, and stationing two police- men at the door, -he requested to be admitted into the pri- vale office, where Buake was; their recognition of ea:ch other, as maaY be supposed, did not terminate very amicablv. Upon his mentioning to Burke that his bills were alleged to be for- genes, he replied_4.s Oh ! that's impassible. I'll go down instantly with you and settte the buslineas." The clerk told him, frons the nature of the transaction, he would be oblisged to give hin inito the custody of the police he had at the v o ,while he wetmt to infortmi his ermployers of the captiOn he had umade. The dcenouemiient etuded bythe house recoyerin.thieir money. minus 3001., and lodging Ir., Burke inNewgate. When discovered by thie clerk, he was Inaking up hiei money to pay for-bills upon London, tIrawn by the Dublin bankers, and hadeB postehaise at the door waitinp;to carry hinm oft:. A poor man at Udine, the capltal of Fri6ul, who was at- tacked with hydropohobia, has been cured by drinking a quantity of vinegar, which was given him by mistakce instead of another potion. Uount lseonissa, physitias at Paclua, being ifformed of this cure, has tricd:tlm'e same remedy on a pamtient whlo wa. .bropght to the hos- ital of. that eity; he admiinistereda pourid of vinegar iri theniorti. lug, anotlher at noon} anda third ia the evening; and-this patiefit, it ls st ated, wgas speedity and afbeutually cured.