Wednesday night Mr. Willi...
The Times, 1824-02-13T00:00:00

Wednesday night Alr. lVilliams, the King's Messenger, left town with despatches from Earl Bathurst, as Secretary for the Colonial Department, for Corfu, in reply to those received a few daYs ago, annsuncing the mnelancholy tid- ings ot the sudden deatb of the Right Hon. Sir Thomas Maitland, his 'Majesty's Lord High Comnmissioner of the Ionian Islands. Yesterday Mr. Secretary Canning transacted business at the Foreign-office. Yesterday morning tho nItuke of Clarence arrived in town fromn Bushev-park. 'rivo of *.c moat important vacancies occasioned. by the death ofthe late Sir Thomas AIaitland have been filled up. The Marquiis of Hastings is appointed Governor of Mlalta, and Sir Frede-ick Adam Lord High Commissioner in the Ionian Islands.-Evening paper. BELGIC EDUCAT1oN.-1 he following is an account of the number of students in the six Universities of the king- dom of the Netherlands:-At Louvain, 326; Liege, 446; Ghent, 286 L Leyden, 402; Utrecht, 377; Groningen, 290 ; Total, 2,127.. While in France every effortis made so check the progress of general education, in the YNetherlands the Governmen-t fosters and cncourages it by building and en- doving schools of aP kinids. In the last year no less a sum than 242,246 florins is annually devoted- to these ob- jects out of a revenue by no means ever-abundant. This amnount is entirely independent of provincial and local exrtenditure forthe srme purposes. BIG}ITO:, Feb. I I.-His Majesty gave a dinner party yesterday, being the first since hie indisplosition. In consequetce of the King's recovery, the only answer now returned tc inquiries ai the Palace is, IThe King is well." The usual instructious of the physicians to the porter hove been altogether discontinued. The King's recovery is in tact complete, altwough we believe his Ma. jestv yet feels a little weakness, such as is always experienced alter an Attack of the gout. Ye regret tt. say thst n:s tlajesty leaves Brighton to-morrow fbr Windsor, to ;hich place will travor di. rect, without passing tlhough London; and wehave reason to fear thatfwome considerabletime will elapse ere his i ajesty's return. It is understood tliae the King vrSitS Windso for the sake of taking exercise in the Park, where he can be more privite than atBrihte. 'l'he Lord Chamberlain has appointed George Coliaii, Eeq.,licenser and reader of plays,in the room of thej]ate3r.L-pent. t;ir Wm. WViseman, Ba ., is appointed Captain of the Semarang frigate, at Portsmouth. Captain WV. H. Snmyth, of the Adventure surveying vessel, is promoted to therank of PostUaptain. Thomnas Jervis, Esq., is appointed lPuistie Judge of Chester, and.11orace Twiss, Escn, is nominated Counsellor to the Admiralty and Navy, in the roonm oftIrs Jervis.- _ Yesterday morning the remains of the Countess of Har- rington were deposited in Westminster Abbey. Thte hody was conveyed itn a tearse drawn by six horses, followed by eight trutn*. lns coaches ard four; then the csrriafe and four of the deceasedt- and the carriages of the DOukes of York, Clarence, Suissex, ant locester, those of' tie Princesses Augusta and Sopkia, the Duchess of Kent, Earl Spence, Earl uiL:grave, &c.&e t'he theattre at Cremona was totally destroyedby fire on the 16th ultimo. 8sjpr*iwacj.-We regret to state, that miAlie beavy gale of tlhe 6th instant. the Mtinerva, Captain R-a ey, which had gene down to Durlearry for thepurpose of assisting the sloop Proridance, Caitain E*ans, which had suik, and the sloop Usdion w7Ich was likewise end*%vouring to assist thie 1rouince, both tnfied on. the pier, where.the,JAfinera shorty becaca totaltWreck, -a smpaljsrrt of her rifging together with her. anchora bting the only-arucles saved. ?helhta n, fiding every a0rt unv4iling, thoug&tt it. most p-udeht to bc3e the %d oI Tt6 bera5ichor6s when the i4loo' urdouj, thgt was a emieridbvo ig to raise thl Prorikxsc, *nd vss also snaing said to get otf,in a hebvy squll dlove on board the Msinerva, ani4 pa;ted her fbtm her ground t_chkings * theyWrifted, aginst the piie: nan&iunk, It'was zn a'palling aiglt 4hoa!two vessels sini Dclse tO the pier, an4 ioe of them, the-Urion, eave- loped in flamr,rimdbia, joitrfala TheI JTjoLn JDaibS, from Cork for this port, was.total. 1Y 1ost nxear HXlyhesd on the 6th inst.: four -men,j two Won5en-ansd. - childrciii-(passetICrs), with two of the crwi *ter drownak; the mjx, mate, i foo n serametsaaed.,- About acaAs o butter, and a fewr sacs of flOur, Iia,vr be sa tvLvsd.ee T. S2=iuaus Recie AN2e W. O'(iY, my; 16ReS r exerton is useed by the polece toust-thes*l' deim46, 'ios ltehour last right, without success W eet jxcecdinglytbatile principala - ili tiiis '~ thid MotUbeeff "tiste, *itli th6.4c6nda to prvendfurthei colseqV.tleSE: .tbere is -: Inct'be W *1 ioosp fe is morevilealethaii tbat ofvIr. Spring Rice.< No mlbir,fabsce thialsort- period-of his beintlmed 'to Parlieh) i eslae:ired of Liutk'b of ~The.d?Y. . :.W .Oa the atrnval- 934 -tgn9Sanetirnsat Eerar , good-joke ir-told of: BIa*e.i4bat't i &OeRike.aa in, '-acg,aUnd io ratbhurto piEtnih defor sitrebd1ioeis~os.. d;ct dat be -- i+ ?i e b,< 'ikp |g?II'rus