The Duke of York visited ...
The Times, 1824-07-02T00:00:00

Tbe Duke of York visited the King yesterday. Yesterday the Hanoverian Ministcr and the Right Ron. Charles Arbutbnot had audiences of his Majesty. Prince Leopold honoured the Chanccllor of the Ex- chequer and Lady.Sarah Robinson with his company tW dinner yesterday, at their residence in Downing-street, wvere there was a select patty to meet His Royal Highness. Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Secretary of State's Office for Foreign Affairs, in Downing-street, which was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Wellington, the Earls of Liverpool and Westmorland, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mfr. Se- cretary Canning, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Vis- counts Melville and Sidmouth, Lord Bexley, MIr. Wynn, &c. The Cabinet sat in deliberation till a quarter past five o'clock. The American Ambassador transacted business with Mr. Canning yesterday at the Foreign Office. The Portu- guese Minister also transacted business, for a considerable period of time, at the Foreign Offiice. The Florida, Hodgson, has arrived in the Downs from Zante, with the remains of Lord Byron on board. Sir Win. Curtis has arrived in the Dowvns in the Emma, fromn the lediterranean. Late yesterday afternoon a sudden depression occurred in the price of Consols, in most of the northern Government securities, and in those of Portugal, but particularly the latter, which declined full 1 per cent., while the deprecia- tion of the others did not exceed half per cent. The cir- cumstance was currently ascribed to the arrival of some unFavourable intelligence fromp Lisbon, communicated by an express from Falmouth; but nothing transpired on 'Change to give authority to this rumour. The Caledonia has armved at Liverpool from Demerara, having sailed from thence on the 23d of May. She has brought no newvs, but at that date the colony was perfectly tranofiuil. New York papers to the 9tli ult. arrived at a late hour last night, but their contents are unimportant, a-ad we therefore defer our extracts till to-morrow. MsR.BooTH.-.(From a New York paper of June 7.)-We regret to state that this gentleman, whose great improve- ment as a tragedian has ef late become so conspicuous, has been afflicted within these few days with mental derange- menat. It is said that this has been occasioned by the sud- len death of his wife. It has beeni found necessary to place him unLider restraint, to prevent him from doing injury to himself or friends; but it is hoped that by the kind attentioRs of the family under whose charge he now is, his recovcry will be speedily effected. His benefit was to have taken place on Wednesday evening. Mr. Gaselee, King's Counsel, was yesterday informed by the Lord Chancellor, that he was appointed to the vacant seat on the bench of the Common Pleas. Mr. Sergeant Vaughan had, we believe, expected the appointment, and will probably succeed on the niext vacancg. A ship arrived from the Havannah brings the following account of renewed atrocities on the part of the pirates of Cuba, as reported in the following letter :-" Covves June 30.-Arrived the RZetr ieve (Wrs. Robinson, mastter), from Havannah in 40 davs, laden vith sugar bound here for orders: on the 28th ult., spoke with, inthe 3ulf' of F?onida, the Scotia, from Jamaica for London. Captain tlobinson reports that a w eek preViousJ to his sailing, a French brig and an Anmerican schooner had been captured by the pirates, a fev leagues to the eastward of the Havannah the crew of the brig were aU massacred, with the exception of two men, who jumped over- board and swam ashore; also, the crew of the schooner were mur- dered, except onc man, who escaped by getting ashore on the wreck of a boat." THE HOLY ALLIANCE versus GERMAN UNIVERSITIES. -Two hundred and firty students have latelv been expelled the Uni- versity of Halle, in Prussia (being more tha:n one-half ot' the whole number), and some have in vain applied to be received at Gottingen (kingdom of Hanovern and at Leipsic (kingdom of Saxonv.) Two gentlemen of the Dachy of Oldenburg, w,ho left the Usiversity about 12 months ago, are accused of having belonged to Secret Societies : they were put under arrest in their houses, their papers sealed, and were examined by a member of the Council of' Govem. ment, sent expressly to their place of residence. They had after. wards to give bail to a considerable amount, and are incapable of holding any employment until they are perfectly cleared. One of the above gentlemen held a situation, from wvhicn he was instantly suspended. Halle is the University from which Buonaparte, after the battle of Jena, sent away all the students within 24 hours' notice, on account of their known patriotism and attachment to thePrussian 5lcA@QR'Vw ut -AVAI.P.Y.-i nere Will be a grand review of cavalry regiments on Monday next on Hounslow-heath, in the presence of the King, the Duke of York, the Duke of Wellington, &c. The 8th, l5th, and the 17th Dragoons, the lst Life Guards, the 2d Life Guards, and the Royal Horse Guards, are in the neigh. bouring villages around Hounslow, preparing for the review. The Citv Light Horse Volunteers are to keep the ground. GRAND SAILING MATCH.-A fine sailing mnatch for a peter.boat,of the value of 351., given by the mnembers of His !Iaiesty's Coronation Fleet, took place on Wednesday. The start took place exactly at a quarter before four o'clock, when the signal- gun wasflred fortheboatsto take their places at the four centre arches of Vauxhall Bridgeeven at the thwee first piers. and the re. mnainder at the fourth; in all, 27 boats started. At 20 minutes after the first signal-gun, a second and starting gun was fired, when the C'ommodore (Edward Nettlefold, Esq.) having lowered his colours, the Four Brothers, (No. 1.) owner H. Walker, of Rochester, took the lead, followed by the Daniel and Elizabrth, D. Parrot, master. also of Roehester, the Foitr Brothers keeping the lead until she came opposite WVandsworth: and on going round the distance boat, which was stationed offithe Powder.house, the two first-named boats went round to completely together, that it was scarcely po.ssible to tell which was the headmost boat; this was exectly five minutes after five o'clock. At seven minutes after five, the boats No. 4, the Lively, Arnold Freshwater, master, of Deptford, and No. 7. the Favourite Samuel Parkins, of' Wandsworth, tbllowed ; and at nine mlinutes aiter five o'clock, No. 3, Captain W1heeler, of Deptford, passed them all. No. 14, the Victory, Thomas Brill. owner, of Vandsworth, was the fifth boat, when, at ten minutes before six o'clock, the Lively passed all her competitors in grand style, and won the prize; Nos. 7 andfi came in immediately afterwards. It was a very fline race. The winner of the prize took possession of her; butIit was understood that she would be given up on a future dlay in thse (}ardens MR. ROTHSCHILD'S BILLS.-Intelligenee was received by express from Paris yesterday morning of the arrest of Mr. Do- loret by the police in the French capital, and DMr. Rothschild had at the samne time the satisfaction of reccivije& back all the bills of which he had been defrauded. The French police acte(d with such decision in this affiir, that even the Neapolitarn Scrip, which was in the pos. session of Air. Doloret, was scized as well as the bills, and forward. ed to Mr. Ro-hschild. Air. Rothschild having beard that Doloret had an amiable and deserving wife and two children, interceded with the police for his enlargement. We understand that br. Doloret is highlv connected, and that he has a cousin a Duchess and the wife of a French Alarshal..-Globe and Traveller. There was in Wilkes's time a worthy person who had risen from tihe useful but unpolished business of a bricklayer to be Iord Mlayor of London. Among othee of his early habits the civil dignit.ary retained that of eating every thing wi.h his fingers. One day a choice bit of turbot having repeatedly escaped from his lordly grasp, Wilkes, who witnessed the dilemma, whispered, "M Ply Lord, you had better take your trowel to it," It is curious, that what was reckoned a vulgar mode of eating fifty years ago, should now be esteemed the moat approved andfashionable ; as even ladies eat their fish with their fingers. WHEELER INsBcr.-The wvheeler inseot is a curious microscopical object. Take a little dust of rotten tituber ard a dtop of water; by and by the insect appears, two horns arise on its head, and then a wrheel, the velocity of which is surprising. It sails among the dust as if amidst islands. The wheel seems intended by suction to draw in numnbers of smaller insectus, its food. A new article, called Circassian, or Cassinette, is now manufacturing in the neighbourhood of Huddersfield in v ery con- siderable quantitie3, principally for exportation to the Continent. The warp is of cotton, and the weft of wool; and all colours, quantities, and widths may be had. It wears well, and in some co. lours looks very genteel. The chief recommendations of this fabric are its cheapness, durability, and incombustility; not that it wil not burn, butt it takes fire with difficulty, and is on tbat account wvell adapted for children's wear. The Cassinettee niakes a very plxasant dress, particularly in winter; and though it is little more than the same price as calico, it wvill wear three times as long, and save a fourth dress in washrng._EHt:U AJdvertiser. Our town (Bury) has not for many years witnessed greater disturbance than occurred during last week in the Long `rackland. A tradesmisn had lately taken a third wife, who ex- pected, perhaps, to share with himt " life's plcasures ;" but she quickly discovered that his affection had been enutirelv exhausted upon his former wives, and repeated ill-treatment obliged her to seek a more peaceful asylum in the house of a relative. The sub- sequent removal of a quantity of furniture (including a cuckoo clock), bequeathed to her by a former husband, from a house in which they had been deposited, excited in the man's neighbours a degree of indignation unprecedented on such a subject. Placards stuck up near the premises had the effect of inflaming the minids of the people most violently against him, and nothing less than a regular siege could allay their irritation. Accordingly, on 'Wed- nesday evening abont 300 persons assembled in front of his house, atid every eypressiorp of hatred and dislike were very ge- nerally mrite use of. The presence of the alderman and police at length indtuced the people to disperse, antd the next morn- ing several persons, rAale and female, were ordered to find bail for their appearance atthequarter sessions. This,however, was but a prelude to the riot that took place a short time after. On the prosecutor's return from the Guildhall, he was annoyed by the re- peated shouts of men, women, and children; and at five in the evening an effigy, decorated with a blue apror. and steel. was hoisted on a polo, and carried through some parts of the town, and after- wards to the residence of its prototype, whom they saluted with th.e enithet of Blue Beard, and many other opprobrious terms. The effigy being then made fast to alamp-iron, 100 lashes were inflicted, the cexecutioner expressing his regret that the original was not sub- stituted. A large party of old women drank tea publicly in hotiour of this event, anid about nine o'clock another attack coramenced, when stones, tin ketles, and all sorts of missiles, were poured in from divers quarters ; and one of the assvillants threw a stone agabist the agcressor himsesf;who appeaored at the dosr armed with a pitch- fork. Serious mischief ouold now in all probability have occarred, but the Aldermtan ag&in inlterfered, aaO the crowd dispersed imme- diately._ 3YK7Y Pod,